Available Cheap DIY 
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
E-bike availability and ridership have exploded. Most components are inexpensive and readily available. At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own. Fast forward a dozen years. One thing that hasn't really changed, though, is the expense.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 28, 2021
That successful mission in August 2018 was a huge step toward our goal of sending an amateur astronaut to the edge of space aboard one of our DIY rockets. We believe that spaceflight should be available to anyone who's willing to put in the time and effort. Even more important, it came back down in one piece. We're now building the.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
E-bike availability and ridership have exploded. Most components are inexpensive and readily available. At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own. Fast forward a dozen years. One thing that hasn't really changed, though, is the expense.
Cars That Think
JUNE 22, 2022
So when I decided to build a cheap DIY scintillating gamma spectrometer, it was the natural choice—although I didn’t realize I’d find myself navigating around teething problems of the sort that often affect a first-generation integrated circuit. This article appears in the July 2022 print issue as “DIY Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy.”.
Cars That Think
JULY 21, 2021
I added a DIY solder squid—a block with four flexible arms that I use to hold components in place while soldering—with a concrete base and an automatic solder fume extractor. I normally keep it plugged into a USB port that provides power, but there is also a battery inside for when a USB port isn't available. James Provost.
Cars That Think
JULY 30, 2021
Just about every device you own is probably available with Internet connectivity. KAIST/Korea Polytechnic University The paper doesn't directly address the cost of the MHD, and with three motors and some other electronics in it, it's not likely to be super cheap. Whether or not every device you own actually.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
These contain a TEF6686 chip in a DIY-friendly package, suitable for through-hole soldering (the TEF6686 itself is a surface-mounted chip), and with radio-frequency shielding to help minimize interference. These modules are cheap—they can generally be found for around US $25. Soldering it together will take about 2 hours.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
145 
Let's personalize your content