http://www.instructables.com Member Feed Fri, 24 May 2013 16:55:57 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-a-pencil-drawing-into-a-capacitive-sensor-for/
Turn a pencil drawing into a capacitive sensor for Arduino - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/F3T/9NT5/H2MYJXGQ/F3T9NT5H2MYJXGQ.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/F3T/9NT5/H2MYJXGQ/F3T9NT5H2MYJXGQ.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/F3T/9NT5/H2MYJXGQ/F3T9NT5H2MYJXGQ.SMALL.jpg EB6S02WH2MYJX89 alan.chatham Did you know?  You can make pencil drawings reactive to touch for use with your projects!  It's really easy, and gives you a lot of flexibility in making interfaces for whatever microcontroller project you're making. I put this together as part of my UnoJoy project, where we're using the Arduino ...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 31 May 2012 13:00:10 PDT Turn-a-pencil-drawing-into-a-capacitive-sensor-for http://www.instructables.com/id/Play-Guitar-Hero-with-a-Real-Guitar/
Play Guitar Hero with a Real Guitar - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FNY/GITX/G1M2GUFQ/FNYGITXG1M2GUFQ.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FNY/GITX/G1M2GUFQ/FNYGITXG1M2GUFQ.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FNY/GITX/G1M2GUFQ/FNYGITXG1M2GUFQ.SMALL.jpg EQVJXF2G1M2BR8G alan.chatham This instructable will show you how to build the OpenChord.org V1 external, a device that lets you use a real guitar to play Guitar Hero/Rock Band/Frets on Fire.We love playing Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and Frets on Fire.  However, we also know that we'll never learn how to play guitar by pressing but...
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Continue Reading »]]> play Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:27:08 PDT Play-Guitar-Hero-with-a-Real-Guitar http://www.instructables.com/id/Add-real-strings-to-a-Guitar-Hero-controller-Ope/
Add real strings to a Guitar Hero controller - OpenChord.org - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FZI/3NLA/FWI9VBPV/FZI3NLAFWI9VBPV.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FZI/3NLA/FWI9VBPV/FZI3NLAFWI9VBPV.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FZI/3NLA/FWI9VBPV/FZI3NLAFWI9VBPV.SMALL.jpg E9USBPGFWBNIV3P alan.chatham Today we'll be showing you how modify an Ashley Rock Axe or similar "guitar hero controller built out of a real guitar" into a controller that allows you to play Guitar Hero/Rock Band using real strings and frets, allowing you to practice real guitar fingerings and chords. Unfortunately, this proce...
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Continue Reading »]]> play Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:27:08 PDT Add-real-strings-to-a-Guitar-Hero-controller-Ope http://www.instructables.com/id/Star-Power-Foot-Pedal-to-a-Guitar-Hero-Controller/
Star Power Foot Pedal to a Guitar Hero Controller - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F8V/SITY/FVS7KYCR/F8VSITYFVS7KYCR.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F8V/SITY/FVS7KYCR/F8VSITYFVS7KYCR.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F8V/SITY/FVS7KYCR/F8VSITYFVS7KYCR.SMALL.jpg EF56UKAFVRRH4B0 alan.chatham This instructable will let you make a foot pedal for attaching to your Guitar Hero / Rock Band guitar, so that when you want to activate Star Power, instead of waving the controller around wildly, you simply step on a real guitar foot pedal.This project is part of the OpenChord.org Guitar Hero contr...
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Continue Reading »]]> play Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:27:08 PDT Star-Power-Foot-Pedal-to-a-Guitar-Hero-Controller http://www.instructables.com/id/OpenChordorg-Build-a-Real-Guitar-Guitar-HeroR/
OpenChord.org V0 - Build a Real Guitar Guitar Hero/Rock Band Controller - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F0O/Y5E7/FVOEZ9TN/F0OY5E7FVOEZ9TN.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F0O/Y5E7/FVOEZ9TN/F0OY5E7FVOEZ9TN.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F0O/Y5E7/FVOEZ9TN/F0OY5E7FVOEZ9TN.SMALL.jpg EYK771HFVO9R7MN alan.chatham We all love Guitar Hero and Rock Band. We also know that we'll never learn how to actually play guitar playing these games. But what if we could at least build a Guitar Hero controller that let us use a real guitar? That's what we here at OpenChord.org are trying to do.This instructable will show yo...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Sun, 3 Apr 2011 01:00:30 PDT OpenChordorg-Build-a-Real-Guitar-Guitar-HeroR http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Cut-Hair/
How to Cut Hair - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F7D/FYYM/FEVNTHTI/F7DFYYMFEVNTHTI.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F7D/FYYM/FEVNTHTI/F7DFYYMFEVNTHTI.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F7D/FYYM/FEVNTHTI/F7DFYYMFEVNTHTI.SMALL.jpg EJUN04GFEVNTHT5 alan.chatham Tired of ponying up $20 every couple weeks for a haircut? This Instructable will teach you how to cut your own hair with a set of clippers, assuming that you want short hair.In a nutshell, the process involves trimming all your hair to one length, and then cutting down the sides and back further to ...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:30:02 PDT How-to-Cut-Hair http://www.instructables.com/id/Add-wheels-to-your-luggage!/
Add wheels to your luggage! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FIF/NJLN/F3L1GTJP/FIFNJLNF3L1GTJP.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FIF/NJLN/F3L1GTJP/FIFNJLNF3L1GTJP.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FIF/NJLN/F3L1GTJP/FIFNJLNF3L1GTJP.SMALL.jpg EE8HJ14F3L1GTK6 alan.chatham Do you not have wheels on your luggage? Do you wish you did? Well, maybe this can help! The basic idea behind this project is that you want to put a metal plate with some casters on it onto your bag. You'll want the plate to make sure the casters are properly aligned and to provide stability. O...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:00:04 PDT Add-wheels-to-your-luggage!