Milwaukee Makerspace - Conceive, Collaborate, Create

Someone bought me a gift assortment of teas last Christmas and it came in this decorative wooden box.  When finished the teas, I couldn't bring myself to throw it out so I started turning it into an iPod dock.  The speakers and electronics came from a set of computer speakers.  I took some measurements and made a template in AutoCAD to lay out the parts.  I hope to have the panel milled out of basswood using a CNC machine shortly. 

Anyone interested in helping build a flight simulator motion platform?  It will interface with MS Flight Simulator X or X-plane Flight Simulator

Here is a YouTube video showing what I would like to do.  The first half of the video is him removing his old simulator.  The "new" one is what I would like to build.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APY7eAnk2CA&feature=channel

Here a video of the prototype being assembled

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfI-_RTExBc&feature=channel

Here's a really fun looking chemistry lesson posted by NurdRage.

 See our Power Wheel Racing odyssey here: http://milwaukeemakerspace.org/?q=taxonomy/term/21

Photo Credit: Alex V. Hernandez

This is Tom's Pink Trike in the drag race versus Big Jake. It seems Tom tack welded his front on and then forgot to go back and weld it the rest of the way up!

Milwaukee Makerspace took 2nd place and 3rd place in the overall competition and 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Builder-Points-Only sub-competition!!!! I was an amazing trip and a good time was had by all. Congratulations go to i3Detroit, who won 1st place in the overall competition.

 Check this vid of Sean and I at Maker Faire Detroit 2010!! http://www.youtube.com/v/LqDjwGY5tv8

Grave Digger is just about done, assuming it doesn't dig its own grave!!! The wires got a good bit warmer than I cared for. The expected duty cycle on those wheel chair motors must be crazy low. I may run at 12V.

That steering wheel is also way too small. I'll likely weld on handle bars tonight.

Work continues apace on our Power Wheels vehicles!