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The prize this week is a multi tool, perfect for opening things that were not designed to be opened. This contest will run for one week (October 2 – October 8, 2010) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments. Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with “Name the Thing Contest” as the subject, and the message body consisting of:
The winner will be chosen at random from all of the correct entries. ———————————–———- Added October 9, 2010 The item to guess was a Apple TV Version 2 The winner is Simon F. (there were 124 entries) ————————————–———- Below is a picture of the prize.
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When you are on vacation your animals still need water. That’s the premise of this Automatic Pet Water Bowl Filler project by ihmech. It monitors the level of the water in the pet water bowl and opens the water valve to fill it whenever it detects that it’s low. There are lots of safety features to prevent the system from flooding the basement. The simple solution of installing a float to detect the water level and fill it automatically like in a toilet tank was not used because of the high mineral content of the water which would plug the float valve in no time. “The control box is built using a Board of Education and a BS2.· It includes two push buttons and an serial·LCD display.· It is powered by a 12v wall wart.· I built a battery backup circuit into the control box·to prevent flooding if the power went out during a refill cycle.· The control box is modular and I can use it for·another project if I choose too,·all I would need to connect is a DB25 connector.”
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With Halloween right around the corner cutting foam to make things like fake tombstones is something some of us will be thinking about. There are lots of ways to get the job done, you could use the standard utility knife or make a wire cutting CNC machine. But with a bit of time and a few dollars of parts (or possible no cost in parts based on the size of your junk box) you could make a DIY Hot Wire Foam Cutter to make quick, clean and fast foam cuts. This Foam Cutter by LaserPup could be built in a few hours and after a bit of tweaking is sure to produce great results. “To make a hot foam cutter all you need to do is cause a wire to heat up, and that is easily accomplished by running a small electric charge through it. But to do this you need to use the correct type of wire. Luckily for me someone has already discovered that you can use a guitar string, and this is a lot cheaper/easier than finding nichrome wire. I made up a shopping list of required parts that I would need to purchase: - Large Plastic Cutting Board ($10) - 1″ Square Dowel ($2.50) - Metal Brackets ($5) - Guitar String ($1)”
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