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Fon Davis has been working for over two decades in tv and film, creating amazing miniatures, models, production design, drafting, fabrication, and more recently writing and directing. Fon is the creator and a co-writer on MORAV and Lee’s Chinese Robot Shop.

Fon’s first feature film work was Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Since then, he has worked on over 30 feature films including blockbusters like Starship Troopers, Pearl Harbor, and the Star Wars and Matrix series.

http://foncocreative.net/

Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at

http://makeprojects.com/Project/MonoBox+Powered+Speaker/2396/1

Learn the basics of audio amplification with a portable powered speaker that you build yourself. With some light soldering and clear step-by-step instructions, you will first wire up a simple amplifier circuit using a popular IC. Then, outfit an enclosure with the speaker you want, and design the enclosure to suit your style. Lastly, plug in your MP3 player or any 1/8″ line-in source and rock out!

In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (“Dirty Money,” “Hammered,” “Against the Grain,” “Trash for Cash”) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy. On this episode of DiResta, Jimmy speaks! And builds a couple of very unique car tables for a retail store.

You can see a parts and supplies list and read notes from Jimmy on the MAKE blog post:

http://blog.makezine.com/2012/11/28/diresta-car-tables/

Lex Rudd walked us through how she designs lifelike puppes, fabrication techniques, including early sculpture, pattern making, molding, casting, prototypes, raw materials, and finished products.

Give a gander at Lex’s website http://www.alexisrudd.com for some of her other works.

More about Make: Believe: makezine.com/go/believe

Lex Rudd walked us through how she designs lifelike puppes, fabrication techniques, including early sculpture, pattern making, molding, casting, prototypes, raw materials, and finished products.

Give a gander at Lex’s website http://www.alexisrudd.com for some of her other works.

More about Make: Believe: makezine.com/go/believe

Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at

http://makeprojects.com/Project/Covert+Listening+Book/2150/1

Connect an amplified listener with an in-car FM transmitter, and you’ve got a wireless bug. Place the circuit in a hollowed-out book with the microphone concealed by the dust cover, and you’ve got a super-sneaky covert listening device! Tune in via a FM radio receiver set to the correct frequency, and you’ll be able to hear through walls.

Author and farmer Shannon Hayes talks about her new book “Long Way on a Little” and living a simple, but delicious life.

Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at http://makeprojects.com/Project/Mini-Rover-Redux/2479/1

Learn the basics of modding a radio-controlled (R/C) vehicle for the purpose of making your own terrestrial rover. Mount one wireless camera onto your vehicle’s chassis, and see how far you can drive it and see what it sees. Then, add a second camera for ultra-wide-angle vision, front and rear viewing, or stereoscopic 3D video of the world!

In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (Dirty Money, Hammered, Against the Grain, Trash for Cash) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy. On this episode of DiResta, which Jimmy shared with MAKE as a holiday bonus video, he remembers a wood bending technique he experimented with as a teen and creates this wonderful modern lamp as a result.

For lists of materials, tool, and supplies, notebook sketches, and Jimmy’s notes, see the post on MAKE: http://blog.makezine.com/2012/12/19/diresta-wooden-lamp-bonus-video

Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at

http://makeprojects.com/Project/Monkey-Couch-Guardian/2232/1

Combine an Arduino with a proximity sensor, and make an obnoxious device to discourage cats and other fur-shedding pets from jumping on beds and couches. This project will also introduce you to the SPDT relay, a fundamental component of hobbyist electronics projects.

Video of my science fair project. Is it possible to control a robotic device using only human gestures? Using the Microsoft Kinect Software Developer Kit in conjunction with the Visual Basic and Arduino programming languages, it has proven to be possible.

Week 5, Weird Science Wednesday at Maker Camp. Learn all about the science of electricity with squishy circuits.

Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.

Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.

Week 2, Theoretical Thursday at Maker Camp. Lenore Edman of Evil Mad Science joins us.

Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.

Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.

You can find the outlines for the origami here:

http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2008/paper-circuitry-at-home-electric-origami/