It took a lot of hard work to get the kart ready in time for the PPPRS event at Maker Faire NYC 2012. But we made it! Needless to say, we learned a lot. Mainly to get started a little earlier — and not wait until 2am the night before to get the kart […] Read more
Last night was a good night for kart construction. we got a tie rod stretched between the wheels. it is just a bunch of allthread with some dethreaded sections on the end. these dethreaded sections make it easier to adjust, since we can just chuck it up in a drill and spin the rod rapidly […] Read more
Progress has been slow. in the past week we’ve gotten all the requisite parts, but have been lacking in time to assemble it all. all 4 wheels are now on the kart, and the original body fits surprisingly well. Fronts are 4″ steel wheels from Harbor Freight, $6.99 apiece with some real bearings in there. […] Read more
We’ve decided to build an entry for this year’s Power Racing Series race at the 2012 NYC Maker faire! Some of our members have been interested in doing similar things for a while, and having a PPPRS event this close was motivation enough to get of our lazy butts and do something about it. The […] Read more
For this year’s RedBull Creation competition, we had to incorporate a ‘Bullduino’ into the project of our choice. What is a Bullduino? It’s essentially an Arduino Uno shaped like the RedBull logo. So, we came up with the idea of creating a Telepresence Zen Garden. Sounds simple right? Well, it was actually more difficult than […] Read more