Index
“1UP Mushroom” mushroom burger, 54–56
=SMART=, 179
3 axis CNC milling machine, 300–302
3D
dinosaur birthday cake, 66
8-bit art toast maker, 66
A
Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Building Robots, 155
airbrush, 181
Al-Ani, Hashim “hatsuli,” 92–96
Altman, Mitch, 126
Altoids tin projects, 178–180, 271, 288–289
analog gauge, wireless home router, 26–29
Anderson, Tim, 62–64, 157, 175, 303
arc reactor, Iron Man-style, 263–265
Arduino
turn signal biking jacket, 158–163
Atmel AVR. See AVR
microcontroller
Atomic Zombie chopper bike, 166–170
AVR microcontroller
ATmega8L microcontroller, 127–129
ATtiny45, 273
ATtiny85, 273
B
bananas, eating, 65
BBQ
Altoids tin, 179
mini s’mores grill, 67
beds
belt sander tool rest, 298
bicycles
Altoids tin survival kit, 179
crutch and bike part stool, 23–25
turn signal biking jacket, 158–163
bins, parts, 303
birthday cake, 3D dinosaur, 66
BlackHat, 233
blender repair, 303
blow brush, 181
blueforce, 105
boats, free yacht, 175
bracelets
keyboard, 211
Branwyn, Gareth, 131, 150, 155
brass plates, etching, 188–191
Britt, Dave, 13
bumpus, 178
business cards
butter pen, 66
C
cake, 3D dinosaur birthday, 66
cameras
candle, emergency, 180
Canida, Christy, 47
carrot caviar, 67
Cashion, Chris, 87
casters, clamping, 303
Cavazos, Benito, 33
caviar, carrot, 67
ccarlson, 279
chair, plank, 22
charger, Minty Boost, 180
charging box, 4
Charlieplexed heart, Arduino, 120–123
chips. See microcontrollers
chisel, sharpening, 298
chocolate
-covered squid, 67
measuring speed of light, 88–89
Chorbagian, Ryan, 83
Chromecow, 105
clamping casters, 303
clip, pen, 296
clocks
Altoids tin, 178
international, 5
clothing
turn signal biking jacket, 158–163
visor-cleaning wiper glove, 164–165
coffee table, 5
Colbert, Stephen, 155
Collard, Harry, 89
computers
keyboard bracelet, 211
Lego USB stick, 97
refrigerator magnets, keys, 211
Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death, 247–251
concrete light bulb wall hook, 39–45
contact information, 309
controlled bleach discharge, 196–197
cooking
“1UP Mushroom” mushroom burger, 54–56
3D dinosaur birthday cake, 66
8-bit art toast maker, 66
bananas, 65
butter pen, 66
carrot caviar, 67
chocolate covered squid, 67
chocolate, measuring speed of light, 88–89
kombucha, 67
mini s’mores grill, 67
modular pie-cosahedron, 66
cord end, finishing, 303
cord wrapper, earbuds, 218
costumes
Iron Man-style arc reactor, 263–265
craft
airbrush, 181
computer key refrigerator magnets, 211
computer keyboard wallet, 210–211
keyboard bracelet, 211
plastic vacuum former, 207–209
stuffed-animal headphones, 216–217
Craig, William, 178
crutch and bike part stool, 23–25
Cushing, Eric, 205
D
David and Chuk Industries, 179
De Francesco, Nicolás, 33
de Selincourt, Martin, 178
DefCon, 233
desk, 4
Dillemuth, Mike, 89
dinosaur birthday cake, 3D, 66
dot matrix business card, 292–295
drainage luge, 171
drawing
machine, 271
pocket, 271
drchucklesme, 221
Dremel, 299
E
EAKLONDON, 180
earbud cord wrapper, 218
eating bananas, 65
Eccentric Cubicle, 260
electric guitar, Altoids tin, 178
electronics. See also robotics
Altoids tin guitar, 178
Altoids tin strobe, 178
Arduino Charlieplexed heart, 120–123
dot matrix business card, 292–295
flashlight business card, 290–291
ghetto AVR programmer, 114–119
Iron Man-style arc reactor, 263–265
electronics (continued)
magnetic refrigerator lights, 6–11
Minty Boost charger, 180
mood lamp, 5
music card iPod speaker, 219–221
power charging box, 4
speaker, Altoids tin, 179
Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death, 247–251
emergency candle, 180
entertainment. See also fun and games
earbud cord wrapper, 218
stuffed-animal headphones, 216–217
errata, 309
Eyebeam R&D OpenLab, 108
F
files, 299
flash drive, Lego, 97
flashlight business card, 290–291
Fleming, Alex, 179
flowers
Fonua, Fatafehi, 61
food
“1UP Mushroom” mushroom burger, 54–56
3D dinosaur birthday cake, 66
8-bit art toast maker, 66
bananas, 65
butter pen, 66
carrot caviar, 67
chocolate, measuring speed of light, 88–89
chocolate-covered squid, 67
ice straws, 5
kombucha, 67
measuring speed of light with chocolate, 88–89
mini s’mores grill, 67
modular pie-cosahedron, 66
Franklin-Ross, Jeremy, 218
Frauenfelder, Mark, 155
free yacht, 175
fret buttons, Guitar Hero, 240–243
fun and games. See also entertainment
drawing machine, 271
Iron Man-style arc reactor, 263–265
pocket drawings, 271
Star Wars-style sword, 252–254
vibrobot paintings, 271
Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death, 247–251
furniture
coffee table, 5
crutch and bike part stool, 23–25
desk, 4
kitchen rack, 4
plank chair, 22
shoe rack, 5
Ten-Green modular shelving, 14–15
G
galleries
garden lights, solar, 149
Gennrich, Steve, 33
geometric cut paper table lamp, 18–21
ghetto AVR programmer, 114–119
glove, visor-cleaning wiper, 164–165
Goldwater, Dan, 30–33, 36–38, 107, 127–129
graffiti, electronic, 76–79, 108–110
Graffiti Research Lab, 108
Griffith, Arwen O’Reilly, 67
Griffith, Saul, 281
Guerrero, Jaime, 229
guitar, Altoids tin, 178
gyoza, 53
H
Hampton, Ian, 97
hanging parts bins, 303
Hayward, David, 5
headphones
earbud cord wrapper, 218
Hensel, Jesse, 22
Hinton, Ronnie, 15
hipster PDA, 297
home
concrete light bulb wall hook, 39–45
plank chair, 22
polygon lamp building kit, 30–33
refrigerator magnet lights, 6–11
Hull, Jason, 13
I
ice straws, 5
image stabilization (IS), 70
international clock, 5
iPod
Altoids case, 179
charger, 180
Iron Man-style arc reactor, 263–265
J
j_l_larson, 66
jacket, turn signal biking, 158–163
Jehlen, Paul, 5
Jepson, Brian, 215
jig, wire twisting, 299
JPMartineau, 180
Junkbots, Bugbots & Bots on Wheels, 131, 155
K
Kaimuloa, Kamakana, 61
Kaufman, Connor, 299
Kelly, Adam, 5
keyboards
bracelet, 211
Kirk, Kolby, 4
kitchen rack, 4
Kiteman, 87
kits
MiniPov, 127
Open Heart, 123
kombucha, 67
L
Lambardi, Alessandro, 66
lamps
geometric cut paper table lamp, 18–21
mood lamp, 5
Platonic suns, 4
scrap lamp, 5
landfill consciousness wastebasket, 303
Langford, Mark, 81
LEDs
Arduino Charlieplexed heart, 120–123
dot matrix business card, 292–295
flashlight business card, 290–291
ghetto AVR programmer, 114–119
Iron Man-style arc reactor, 263–265
magnetic refrigerator lights, 6–11
mood lamp, 5
solar robot ornaments, 145–149
Lego
USB stick, 97
Lewis, Ed, 5, 65, 196–197, 222–223, 231
LftnDbt, 299
light bulbs
Light Doodles, 79
lights. See also lamps; LEDs
Altoids tin strobe, 178
flashlight business card, 290–291
Iron Man-style arc reactor, 263–265
locking casters with clamps, 303
Luciferin, 84
luge, drainage, 171
Lyneborg, Frits “fritsl,” 132–137
M
magnetic field viewer, 3D, 86–87
magnets, refrigerator
computer keys, 211
Manggo, Paul, 33
masynmachien, 149
Matthews, Daniel, 179
Mauzy, Michael, 297
McFarland, Ryan “Zieak,” 23–25, 210–211
McKenzie, Jacob, 124–126, 150–155
measuring speed of light with chocolate, 88–89
Metcalf, TeNeal, 296
mic stand, water bottle, 303
Microchip PIC. See PIC microcontroller
microcontrollers
ATtiny45, 273
ATtiny85, 273
dot matrix business card, 292–295
ghetto AVR programmer, 114–119
mood lamp, 5
One-Time-Programmable (OTP), 126
PIC12F683, 5
turn signal biking jacket, 158–163
TV-B-Gone, 126
mini Moleskine, 297
mini s’mores grill, 67
MiniPov kit, 127
mint tin projects, 178–180, 271, 288–289
modular pie-cosahedron, 66
moldmaking
Iron Man-style arc reactor, 263–265
plastic vacuum former, 207–209
monkey (banana eating), 65
mood lamp, 5
movies
multi-tools, 299
music
Altoids tin guitar, 178
earbud cord wrapper, 218
speaker, Altoids tin, 179
stuffed-animal headphones, 216–217
Myers, Trevor, 13
N
notebooks
nstru, 254
O
O’Callaghan, Pauric, 26–29, 296
obstacle avoiding walking robot (OAWR), 138–141
office-supply trebuchet, 244–246
okonomiyaki, 54
One-Time-Programmable (OTP)
microcontroller, 126
Open Heart kit, 123
origami
paper notebook cover, 297
P
Palfreman-Brown, Alexander, 244–246
Palmer, Chris, 299
paper
geometric cut paper table lamp, 18–21
notebook cover, 297
polygon lamp shade building kit, 30–33
parts, storing, 303
Patented, 298
Patrik, 89
Paulathing, 217
PCB components, recycling, 298
pecan pie, 66
peeling bananas, 65
pencils
holder, notebook, 296
sharpener, notebook, 296
stylus, post office drawings, 270–271
pens
butter, 66
persistence of vision (POV), 127–129
Petrovskyy, Artur, 5
photography
Altoids tin strobe, 178
PIC microcontroller
PIC12F683 microcontroller, 5
PIC16F57 microcontroller, 292–295
pie-cosahedron, 66
plank chair, 22
plants
plastic vacuum former, 207–209
Platonic sun lamps, 4
Poage, Matthew, 179
pocket diary, Moleskine, 297
pocket drawings, 271
polygon lamp shade building kit, 30–33
Poponi, Marco, 297
POV (persistence of vision), 127–129
power charging box, 4
programming
Arduino Charlieplexed heart, 120–123
dot matrix business card, 292–295
ghetto AVR programmer, 114–119
turn signal biking jacket, 158–163
projectors, outdoor theater, 224–229
prototyping, plastic vacuum former, 207–209
PVC pipe
light tent, 74
mad scientist’s light, 13
pipe dream bed, 35
Pyrocystis fusiformis, 84
Q
R
racks
kitchen, 4
shoe, 5
rasps, 299
recycling PCB components, 298
Red Ring of Death, Xbox 360, 247–251
Red Tide, 84
refrigerator magnets
computer keys, 211
Rehorst, Mark, 35
ride
drainage luge, 171
free yacht, 175
turn signal biking jacket, 158–163
visor-cleaning wiper glove, 164–165
robotics
obstacle avoiding walking robot (OAWR), 138–141
solar robot ornaments, 145–149
Rodriques, Pedro, 4
Rosenstein, Barry, 54
roses
rotary tools, 299
Roulier, F., 4
RRoD. See Xbox 360
Red Ring of Death
Running, Jordan, 297
Rutlen, Jon, 35
S
s’mores grill, mini, 67
Saakes, Daniel, 4
Sarafan, Randy, 177
Sargent, Randy, 131
scanners, 3D
Schlauch, Jason, 5
science
3D magnetic field viewer, 86–87
measuring speed of light with chocolate, 88–89
Scott, 15
scrap lamp, 5
Seidlitz, Eric, 298
Sexton, Courtney, 179
sharpening
belt sander tool rest, 298
chisels, 298
pencils, 296
shelves
kitchen rack, 4
Ten-Green modular shelving, 14–15
Shiu, PK, 5
shoe rack, 5
Shoemaker, Phillip and Mars, 171
shoes, dance messenger, 127–129
Simon, Beth and Mike, 66
sl4sh3r, 296
Soh, Jillian, 297
solar
soldering
tips, 298
Soliński, Marek, 181
Souza, Guilherme, 113
speakers
Altoids tin, 179
speed of light, measuring with chocolate, 88–89
squid, chocolate-covered, 67
Star Wars-style sword, 252–254
Steple, 105
stool, crutch and bike parts, 23–25
straws, ice, 5
strobe, Altoids tin, 178
stuffed-animal headphones, 216–217
survival kit, Altoids tin, 179
Swaim, Travis, 33
sword, Star Wars-style, 252–254
synthetic cord end, finishing, 303
T
T, Stephen, 35
table, coffee, 5
tabs, notebook, 296
TanMu, 211
TechShop, 299
Ten-Green modular shelving, 14–15
tiny Moleskine, 297
tiny shocker, 269
Tonino, Thomas, 33
tools
CNC milling machine, 300– 302
dot matrix business card, 292–295
Dremel, 299
files, 299
flashlight business card, 290–291
hanging parts bins, 303
multi-tools, 299
rasps, 299
recycling PCB components, 298
sharpening chisel, 298
soldering, tips, 298
tool box, 5
tool rest, belt sander, 298
wire twisting jig, 299
towel rail rack, 4
toys
Star Wars-style sword, 252–254
Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death, 247–251
turkey+tek, 66
turn signal biking jacket, 158–163
Turner, Dr. Professor Jake “Biggs,” 247–251
twisting wire, jig, 299
U
Uncle Cy, 61
USB
charger, 180
ghetto AVR programmer, 114–119
stick, Lego, 97
V
vibration reduction (VR), 70
Vibrio fischeri, 85
vibrobot paintings, 271
visor-cleaning wiper glove, 164–165
Vndr, 110
Vogel, Dennis, 35
W
wall hook, concrete light bulb, 39–45
wall-avoiding programmable robot, 132–137
wastebasket, landfill consciousness, 303
water bottle mic stand, 303
watercolor box, 180
wearables
Arduino Charlieplexed heart, 120–123
computer keyboard wallet, 210–211
earbud cord wrapper, 218
Iron Man-style arc reactor, 263–265
keyboard bracelet, 211
stuffed-animal headphones, 216–217
turn signal biking jacket, 158–163
visor-cleaning wiper glove, 164–165
Weinstein, Noah, 57–58, 67, 298
Whitworth, Nick, 229
Willmore, Nik, 12
Wilson, Jason and Ian, 67, 178
wiper glove, visor-cleaning, 164–165
wire twisting jig, 299
X
Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death, 247–251
Y
yacht, free, 175
Z
Zbyszynski, Michael F., 67