zedomax.com » diy-projects http://zedomax.com/blog Zedomax - The DIY, HOWTO, Mod, Hacks, Gadgets, and Tech Blog! Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:15:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Top 30 LED DIY Projects! http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/10/08/top-30-led-diy-projects/ http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/10/08/top-30-led-diy-projects/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:12:28 +0000 max http://zedomax.com/blog/?p=22776 http://zedomax.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/giant-led-diy.jpg

1. Giant LED DIY Lighting – This is a great project for those of you who need highly-efficient garage lights that are also safe as the LEDs don’t get hot.  LEDs are brighter and still more efficient than fluorescent lighting.

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2. Giant DIY Russian Vacuum Fluorescent Tube Clock Kit – This is a kit you can buy to make the most awesome VFD clock ever.

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3. DIY RGB LED Strip – This has to be one of the most innovative LED projects you can use for many, many other things.  (Too bad, the original DIY link is gone but you get the idea.)

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4. DIY RGB LED Color Coffee Table – I wouldn’t complain if I had one of these to play with while watching TV, it can also play Tetris.

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5. Electromagnetic detection Coffee Table – Here’s another great coffee table that will actually detect electromagnetic waves and display them using LEDs.

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6. Blue LED Dot-Matrix display – This one is pretty basic but I like the blue LED colors used here.

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7. DIY Color Changing Crystal Ball – Here’s an awesome color-changing crystal ball that will make your kids fascinated.

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8. Electric dot-matrix LED dice – Do you like playing craps?  Well, here’s a digital LED dice you can make so you don’t have to keep throwing the dice.

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9. DIY LED Knight Rider Scanner – Yes, you can be like Knight Rider and add this awesome LED scanner to your car.

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10. Glowing LED Cube – This might work really well as stylish-substitute for your night lights.

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11. DIY GIANT Seven Segment Display is one of my favorites.  Don’t you just love big numbers?

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12. High-output LED Plant Growing Box – This is a great way to grow plants in your home if space is limited or you just don’t have a yard.

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13. LED Chandelier is also one of my favorites, I will surely one day make one of these for my future home.

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14. DIY Solar-powered beer bottle lamps are one of the best ways to recycle/re-make your old beer while adding some craftsmanship to your in-home bar.

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15. Color-changing LED Coasters – The color-changing LED coasters turn blue for cold drinks and red for hot drinks, how cool is that?

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16. LED Swing is an awesome project that will illuminate your swing at nights when your kids need to keep playing.

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17. LED Cube is another cool project that can serve as great night lights.

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18. LED Bench is a great addition to your modern bedroom.  I hope to get one of these made myself when I get a new house someday.

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19. LED Chess Set would be great for playing chess in the dark.  They might just look cool enough left alone though.

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20. The Solar Tree collect energy during the day and lights up at night, way efficient.

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21. RGB combination lock will really “geekify” your house, if there’s such a word.

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22. Ping Pong LED lights are also great way to “recycle” your Christmas lights during non-use.

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23. DIY LED Color-changing ambient lights can improve your HDTV’s realness and performance.

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24. DIY LED CD Lamp isn’t the most stylish but could be a great way to recycle your old CDs into something creative.

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25. Cherry Blossom Lights are also great way to re-use your Christmas lights and creativity to make your home look more natural-lookin’ without spending a lot of money.

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26. More cool ice-cube LED lamps – These could look really good on your porch.  Better yet, couple it with some solar panels and you have some great solar LED lamps.

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27. GMail notifier – Don’t have a smartphone?  Don’t worry, the GMail notifier will notify you of new e-mail.

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28. Nike Swoosh LED Golf Club – Here’s a fun way to use LEDs on your golf club to make cool effects like Nike swoosh.

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29. Christmas LED Wreath can do letters like “Merry Christmas” plus your home will standout from rest of the wreathes out there.

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30. Light Orb Alarm Clock is a great way to wake you up using ambient light instead of annoying sounds.

Well, there you have it, you should have enough LED DIY project ideas from this blog post.  Some are easy and some might take some time to make but in the end, all will be worth your efforts, especially if you make these LED DIY projects yourself.

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Well, I don’t know how I missed it if it was on Instructables but here it is and Al is actually selling kits you can buy to make a magic mirror yourself.

I have to say, this is really cool stuff, I think I have seen something similar, the Magic Message mirror but this one beats it hands-off as far as using it for different DIY projects is concerned.

You supply the PC, monitor, picture frame, and choose which sensors to use. Build the Magic Mirror Sensor Hub yourself by purchasing this hardware and following these instructions or buy one pre-built. Then plug it into a PC USB port and install the DIY Magic Mirror Software.

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This Plastidip might not be so environmentally friendly (I think), but it’s a great rubber coating for any of your DIY projects that might require more stability and clean look.  You can see an example over here of plastified origami.

Plasti Dip sounds like a great way to “mold” any objects you might want to incorporate with your future DIY projects.

Multi-purpose air dry, synthetic rubber coating that can be easily applied by spraying, brushing or dipping. Plasti Dip resists moisture, acids, abrasion, corrosion, skidding/slipping, and provides a comfortable, controlled grip. It remains flexible, stretchy and will not become brittle or crack in extreme weather conditions

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]]> http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/03/24/diy-how-to-make-anything-plastic-with-plasti-dip-synthetic-rubber-coating/feed/ 0 FREE Zedomax Electronic DIY HOWTO Projects E-Book Download! http://zedomax.com/blog/free-zedomax-electronic-diy-howto-projects-e-book-download/ http://zedomax.com/blog/free-zedomax-electronic-diy-howto-projects-e-book-download/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:22:35 +0000 max http://zedomax.com/blog/?page_id=10424 Well, here’s some good news for any DIYers and Hackers who want a free E-book on various DIYs I have made in the past.

I’ve put 29 DIY projects into 1 E-book so you can download it as a PDF and keep it for your pleasure of even print it out to reference while you make these cool electronic projects.

The interactive PDF has links to original articles on this blog, clickable Table of Contents, and much more so you can focus more on your DIYs.

Now, don’t shoot me as most of I did was copy and paste from this blog but I assure you, it’s a lot more fun to work on projects when you have a hard copy versus trying to browse through this blog.  (Imagine yourself soldering and browsing at the same time, that would be horrible!)

Anyways, without any more delays, I present you Zedomax Electronic DIY HOWTO Projects book, for FREE.

Of course, there’s a catch, the download link will only appear if you subscribe to Zedomax by E-mail.

Once you subscribe via E-mail, you should see the following link appear on bottom of every post.

Simply click on it to download for access to 29 best DIYs I have ever made in my life and of course, you get  a free subscription to one of the best DIY blogs in the world.  (Well, I’d like to think so.)

It took me awhile to get this E-book printed so please share it with any other hackers you know and of course, come back to Zedomax.com where you can check out DIYs of “other” people daily.

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Check out this nify mini-nibble for $20 found over at the Tool blog. Tool blog? That’s cool…

This tool would be great for many nifty DIY projects.

Unique blade and handle design requires less cutting effort than conventional snips. The metal is held firmly by the die while the movable center blade cuts. Starts from a hole as small as 1/4″. Jaws are made from heat-treated tool steel and are replaceable in seconds. Cuts up to 16 gauge aluminum, brass, and copper or up to 18 gauge mild steel. Made in France.

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