Do you want to build the Make Volume 06 Trimet Project? This provides all the electronic parts specified to build the Trimet.

Video

Check out a video Eric L. sent us of his Trimet on YouTube.

Included Parts

Please note: This is a parts bundle, and to give you additional savings it does not come with documentation, free technical support or a 100% satisfaction guarantee. It’s just a collection of parts! While the project instructions were published in MAKE Magazine or from MAKE issue 6, you can also get it online here.

Eric L. was so kind as to send us a link to a video of his Make 06 Trimet on YouTube. If you want to build your very own Trimet you can get all the parts here, and if you don’t have the magazine, you can buy it here.

Order both together and get 10% off of your Make 06 Magazine.

Make has had several neat projects over the years, and we’re proud to provide parts for completing them. In this great bundle you’ll find what you need to build the Mousey (Make Issue #02), Trimet (Issue #96), SolarRoller (Issue #06), and Beetlebot (#12). Get this bundle and save over $20 compared to buying each part bundle separately!

Please note: This kit include electronic components only, and the build instructions for each project can be found in the corresponding Make issue OR online in PDF format (see links).

These aren’t kits, as much as they are an inexpensive bag of components so you can build yourself a Symet along the lines of the PMK Trimet. Basic instructions included on how to free-form (solder without using a circuit board) a 1381-based Solarengine (replaced with MCP112), and how to assemble the mechanics.

The Symet parts bundle includes:

1x 3904 transistor
1x 3906 transistor
1x 2.2k resistor
4x 1000µF capacitors
1xSCC2433B-MSE Solarcell
1x RM1a motor
3x large paperclips
1x MCP112-240
diode
Print-out of the free-forming instructions

Note: The 1381 (Replaced with MCP112) version is a bit harder to build but more power-efficient… Please note that to bring this package to you at such a great price, we cannot offer the same 100% satisfaction guarantee as we do our full kits.

These aren’t kits, as much as they are an inexpensive bag of components so you can build yourself a Symet along the lines of the PMK Trimet. Basic instructions included on how to free-form (solder without using a circuit board) a Flashing-LED Solarengine, and how to assemble the mechanics. The Symet parts bundle includes:

3904 & 3906 transistors
1x 2.2k resistor
4x 1000µF capacitors
1x SCC2433B-MSE Solarcell
1x RM1a motor
3x large paperclips
1x flashing LED
Print-outs of free-forming instructions

Note: The FLED version is easier, and takes a bit longer between movements. Please note that to bring this package to you at such a great price, we cannot offer the same 100% satisfaction guarantee as we do our full kits.

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	Bird Buggy “Bird Buggy allows my trained parrot to “drive” around the house. When it’s time to put the bird away, Bird Buggy is able to dock itself to a base station utilizing a web camera.” The YouTube video is great, but make sure you also visit the project page.
	Three-Dimensional Goldfish Embedded in Layers of Resin Riusuke Fukahori creates these miniature scenes of swimming goldfish by building up layers of resin and creating the fish out of layers. It’s hard to explain – follow the link for a video that’ll demystify the process.
	Robot Dragonfly File this under “holy crap I think I’m living in the future”. This indiegogo project is offering up a mind blowing robot that’s flies like a bird, hovers like an insect, and fits in the palm of your hand. Un-freakin’-believable.
	The Super Supercapacitor Ric Kaner used graphene, one of the very thinnest and strongest materials on earth, to create a biodegradable super-capacitor.
	Taming Your (Solar) Limpet LetsMakeRobots user Gareth has made, for the lack of a better description, solar-powered limpet. It looks like he’s using an SCC3733 to make his trimet-like critter. Make sure to follow the link and check out the YouTube videos.

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I NEVER ATE NO COOKIE.

addendum from THE BOSS. Chris, if you’re gonna throw Hexadecimal puzzles at our viewers, how about a HINT, hmmm? Or people (like THE BOSS) are going to think we’ve been hax0r’d. NOW WHERE’S MY COOKIE?!?

“Project Monday”? What the heck is that?

We’re giving our news postin’ habits a bit of an overhaul. Here’s the plan: instead of one massive newspost once a week, we’re going to break things up a bit. Monday’s we’ll post a cool project or tutorial that might be fun to try. Wednesdays, we’ll post some of the awesome links that we’ve bit passing around the office. And finally, as to preserve some sense of sanity, we’ll keep posting our latest product releases every Friday. And if you want to contribute… Let us know! We’re especially interested in showing off whatever neat projects we can, so feel free to write us with some images or links or description-type-stuff so that we can show off your projects to the world.

So let’s take this ‘Project Monday’ thing for a spin, shall we?

Those crafty people at Make just posted this really cool BEAM project for basic solar rollers and solar symets:

We love to see BEAM projects getting some lovin’ from time to time – that’s where we have our proud roots. There’s something really elegant about such simple designs that don’t require any fancy brains and are quite content to putter around in the sunlight. We carry most of the parts needed for this project, from the solar cell to the cassette mechanism and flashing LED. Make Magazine actually ran similar projects waaaay back in Volume 6. The circuits are a little bit different than this project, but we also have kits available that will set you up with what you need to make your own solar roller and trimet.

Happy Monday, everyone! Er, if such a thing exists…