Project Brainstorming

Planned Projects - Simple page dedicated to project ideas

Just post whatever ideas you have for projects here. Preferably with a link to a page with additional detail/resources.

• Digital Picture Frame
• Virus Aquarium
• Knitting
• Blimp
• Public Access Voicemail and Conference system
• AI Learning System
• Cupcake Projects (Artillery)
• Collect surplus TVs and make something cool with them.
  • MAKE Article
• Thermal Receipt Printer hooked up to Ethernet Shield/Arduino - Hooked up to RSS Feed (or other Internet-enabled notifiers)
• 8x8 RGB LED Matrix project (with rainbowduino?)
• Rolling Ball Sculpture

Hive13 Infrastructure Project Ideas

• Remote Monitoring
  • More Webcam(s)
  • Motion Detectors

Project Ideas List

Train Music (Vendy)

• Place a high quality omnidirectional microphone outside the space.
• Record the ambient noises from the train yard for a period of time.
• Comb through the recording and pull out interesting segments as their own tracks.
• Postprocess the entire recording to pull out specific notes/tones.
• Make something cool with the recorded ambient sounds and specific train notes.

Model Railroading

General

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_modelling
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_modelling_scales
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_modelling_standards
• http://modeltrains.about.com/
• http://148.59.85.44/rr/rr_lib_beginner.html

Cars and Track

• http://modeltrains.about.com/od/layoutconstruction/tp/Track-Pieces.htm

Control Systems

• http://modeltrains.about.com/od/electronicsdcc/tp/DCC_Overview.htm
• http://www.nmra.org/beginner/wiring.html

Landscaping

• http://148.59.85.44/rr/library/rrtutorial.html
• http://www.nmra.org/beginner/scenery.html

Construction & Carpentry

• http://modeltrains.about.com/od/operatingmodeltrains/ss/setup.htm

VoIP Phones

• http://wiki.hacdc.org/index.php?title=Project_Red_Phone

laser cutter

• http://wiki.nycresistor.com/wiki/Laser
• https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Lasercutter
• http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-cutter-start-slicing-stuff-for-under-50-dol/

Whiteboard

• Hackerspace Whiteboard

DIY CNC Router

Basic idea: make something similar to MakerBot but leaning more toward the 2D / routing / cutting aspect.

Starting a collection of links to get brainstorming:

• http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/08/valkyrie_100_diy_cnc_machine_aka.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
• http://www.linuxcnc.org/
• http://buildyourcnc.com/default.aspx
• http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-to-Build-Desk-Top-3-Axis-CNC-Milling-Machine/
• http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/05/how_to_make_a_3_axis_cnc.html
• http://www.cartertools.com/3Dpath.html
• http://jwstolk.xs4all.nl/millp.htm
• http://www.100kgarages.com/
• http://joetcochran.googlepages.com/sketchduino
• http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/08/arduino_etch_a_sketch_printer.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
• http://www.lightobject.com/CNC-CO2-Laser-C11.aspx