DIY Photography – Cheap UV light source
Marv writes – “How to build a simple, cheap and easily modifiable UV light source for alt-process photographic printing.” – Link.
Year: 2006
HOW TO: Make a Bob-clock
Mikkel writes – “The Bob-clock is a wall-clock I have made. It consists of 60 multi-color LEDs in a circle, resembling the arms of an analog clock. With the brushed aluminium plate it is also a very clean design. The page includes the story of how I got the idea, and how I went about […]
Holga 35mm film adapter / modification
Peter writes – “Sweet play-by-play tutorial on shooting 35mm film in a Holga 120 camera. Because 35mm film is smaller than the medium format 120 film that the holga was designed for, you get a cool effect of the image bleeding across the 35mm sprocket holes.” – Link.
Make a “Cigar Box” crystal radio set
Midnight society’s cigar box radio – “On this page you will find complete plans for the Cigar Box Crystal Radio Set. This project was first published in Volume 7 of the Xtal Set Society Newsletter, but the project has been so popular that we decided to put it online. The plans were written by Joseph […]
Mini Sound Lab
Fred writes “Turn an old Radiola Videopac into a Mini Sound Lab…” Link.
Homemade Tri-Ski baby carriage
Havard writes – “A decent tri-wheeler can get you almost anywhere, except in heavy snow. With 3 miniskies and 6 pieces of calibrated wood a tri-wheeler can be converted to a tri-skier, taking you to places you never thought it was impossible to go!” – Link.
The Melloman – DIY Mellotron using 13 old Walkmans!
Michael writes – “This is my interpretation of the Mellotron, a classic instrument invented in the 1960s. It was one of the first sample players, and was used by The Beatles, and countless psychedelic and prog bands. The Mellotron played strips of tape to emulate flutes, strings, choirs, orchestras, etc. The flutes at the beginning […]