Skill Builder: An Introduction to PVC Pipe Sizing
PVC is an amazing material because its versatility lends itself to countless projects, but exactly what size PVC should you be using?
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Homemade Owl Pellets FTW
Kristin St. Clair sent over this AWESOME homemade owl pellet how-to from the Crafts Department of Martha Stewart. This project makes me happy on so many different levels — the project is referred to as Homemade Owl Pellets, Yuck; owl pellets are a favorite science project of mine and my kids; and these are homemade, […]
Continue ReadingCongrats to the Art of Preserving winners!
Congratulations to Summer of London, Ontario, Gloria of Norwalk, Calif., and Kristin of Ames, Iowa, who each won a copy of The Art of Preserving. Enjoy the book and let us know your favorite recipes!
Continue ReadingHow-To video: bike maintenance
Bicycle Maintenance: How To Maintain Your Mountain Bike For Peak Performance Here’s is a very thorough way of tuning up your bike after a hard ride. The rest of the site has some other good information, but you have to dig through a lot of ‘lifestyle’ type entries before you find the making goodies. The […]
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How-To – build a feedback piano
The Maker Profile segment in this past weekend’s episode of Make: television featured the talented Makers and musicians of CCRMA. Chris Warren of CCRMA sent us his instructions on how you can build your own Feedback Piano, as seen in the beginning of the segment. The Feedback Piano uses the strings and soundboard of a […]
Continue ReadingWeekend Project: Ball of Sound
Turn two salad bowls into a spherical array, ball of sound with amazing results. Thanks go to Michael Zbyszynski for the original article in Make: Volume 11.To download The Ball of Sound MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Ball of Sound article in MAKE: Volume 11 “Ball of Sound” and […]
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Weekend Project: Ball of Sound (PDF)
Take two salad bowls and turn them into a spherical array, ball of sound with amazing results. Thanks go to Michael Zbyszynski for the original article in Make: Volume 11. View the PDF of this project and then pick up Make: Volume 11 here for other great projects you can do over the weekend.
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