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DIY Motorized Camera Slider Tutorial

MoHaK — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:08:45 +0000

Cheap and easy camera slider to help you improve your Youtube videos.

Amazing Marble Machines

MoHaK — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:08:07 +0000

Amazing video of some mechanical/electrical Marble Machines.

Senior Project: Tracking Portal Turret

MoHaK — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:03:31 +0000

Senior Projects: Penn State senior builds a real life Portal turret for his Advanced Mechatronics class.

FpsRussia: Machine Gun Mounted Quadrotor Flying Prototype (Video)

MoHaK — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:02:42 +0000

Everybodys favorite Russian is back with a special flying treat. What his has is a remote controlled quadrotor copter with a full video display. We have seen many quadroters in the past, but his one was weaponized with a 100 round machine gun and loaded with explosives in case you need to ride it dirty... [Continue Reading]

DIY Arduino Digital Speedo

MoHaK — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:34:08 +0000

When Martyn’s thirty one year old Honda speedometer went out, he decided to replace it with a home built digital Arduino based led based unit. The unit senses wheel rotation using a hall effects sensor. Processes it with the Arduino then sends it to a LED driver (Maxim 7221 IC) which runs a series of... [Continue Reading]

RV: The Decoliner Handcrafted Sculpture

MoHaK — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:06:29 +0000

5,000 HOURS of work by master craftsman Randy Grubb put together the Decoliner. A half 1973 GMC motor home, half creative sculpture. The Decoliner is appraised at over half a million dollars. Randy Grubb is part of Blastolene, a Brotherhood of autonomous individual artists and craftsmen who encourage each others creativity to build amazing works... [Continue Reading]

The House That C++ Built – Loren Amelang

MoHaK — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:12:01 +0000

C++ programing pioneer Loren Amelang shows off his solar smart house in Mendocino County. The fully off-grid cabin uses computer monitoring to control and regulate solar electric, water and air. The home is fully wired with 120v AC and 24v DC.

Tuned: Building The Worlds Fastest Car

MoHaK — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:10:07 +0000

Tuned, Californian Frank Profera spent the past six years converting his stock Lotus Exige to be the fastest car on the planet.

DARPA: Robot Cheetah Breaks Speed Record

MoHaK — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:45:17 +0000

Robots are getting faster. Boston Dynamics DARPA project “Cheetah” takes to the labs scientific treadmill to break the land speed record for a robot. 18 miles per hour (mph) “”Cheetah” robot galloping at speeds of up to 18 miles per hour (mph), setting a new land speed record for legged robots. The previous record was... [Continue Reading]

Tutorial: Salvaging and Rebuilding Microwave Transformers

MoHaK — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:37:18 +0000

Great step by step tutorial for salvaging then rebuilding a microwave oven transformer (MOT). Working on high wattage projects can be expensive, especially if you have to buy the transformer. This cost can be drastically cut down by salvaging a core off an old microwave oven and rebuilding it to your specifications. Here is a... [Continue Reading]