This Reflow toaster oven project(pdf) was part of a contest back in early 2007, but it is new to us. We’ve seen several approaches to reflowing, but a bread toaster hasn’t been one of them.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.10.22 at 11:59
[aballen] wanted to light the jack-o’-lantern this year with something that didn’t actually require fire. After searching for a project that was cheap and yielded decent results, he ended up just making his own.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.10.21 at 14:22
[Alex] sent us this slick little keyless entry stsytem. He wanted a discreet way to trigger the door to unlock. Knocking was too loud, and would give away his secret access code.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.10.20 at 12:00
[Erik Knutzen] and [Kelly Coyne], authors of The Urban Homestead, are really into all things green and sustainable. In their blog, Homegrown Evolution, they discuss building their own solar dehydrator using plans from the February/March 1997 issue of Home Power Magazine.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.10.03 at 19:52
RGB just got a lot brighter by using 3×60Watt flood lights instead of an LED. The bulbs are driven via TRIACs and the whole thing uses a remote control to change the levels of the three bulbs.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.09.28 at 19:02
We’ve seen our fair share of home made arcade machines, some complex and some simple. This one stands head and shoulders above the rest with its ability to combine two of our deepest loves: beer and video games.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.09.23 at 07:39
With the weather getting colder, [Daniel] decided it would be a good idea to monitor how much energy his gas heating was using in real time. He used a Nokia 6680 cameraphone to monitor the heater’s flame through the sight glass.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.09.21 at 22:37
Cat poo stinks. We all know it. Those of us who have cats, though frequently amazed at the sheer magnitude of stench our cuddly friends are capable of, do little to remedy the situation.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.09.16 at 11:42
Discouraged at the mounds of packaging you’re throwing away every time you buy new stuff? Artist [David Gardener] may have just the solution for you: design products where the packaging is an integral part of the product itself.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.09.16 at 03:22
In order to tell his home automation system that he’s home, [Jim] mounted a RF transmitter in each of his cars. When the car is on, the transmitter is powered up.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.09.16 at 03:12