Warning: mysql_ping(): MySQL server has gone away in /home/wpcom/public_html/wp-content/db.php on line 481 [makezineblog.wordpress.com] Joe Grand and I got together last year to shoot this 19 minute video that teaches you how to solder and desolder. This is required watching for anyone wanting to get into DIY electronics. In this video you’ll learn lots of tips […]
This week, to go along with the Make: Video Podcast Soldering Tutorial, we present a PDF of Gareth Branwyn’s Street Tech soldering guide with illustrations by Mark Frauenfelder, which was published in Gareth’s book Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Building Robots. Between the video, Gareth’s guide, and the Primer in Make: Volume 01, there is no […]
Ralf writes – “Here’s a microcontroller based gadget that lets you express emotions or other information. There is information on the hardware schematics as well as the C program for a ATMEL ATTiny2313 microcontroller linked from the photos.”– Link. Related: Tons and tons of ATMEL projects – Link.
For a friend’s birthday, I decided to make the needlepoint Nintendo DS case created by Rosemary Travale (rosered) on Crafster (CRAFT post here). I loved the retro Nintendo game control look and it was a perfect gift to my video game loving friend. I wanted to make this fast, so I went with a larger […]
Nuxie1 writes – “Two cool projects I’ve just finished. One is a function generator, the other is a PIC USB prototyping board. After aquiring a brand new 20MHz Two Channel Oscilloscope, I felt I needed something to actually use with it. Including component selection, designing the circuit, breadboarding, PCB layout, homemade PCB manufacture through to […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Tres frijoles writes – “My finished gloglobe uses a 3″ styrofoam ball as the outer casing. The electronics shown below as well as a small battery are shoved up into the ball. It turns out that a Sharpie makes the right size whole for the globe assembly to fit into […]
Amigurumi Obessions created a cute amigurumi crochet robot pattern. Once you make one don’t forget to share with Dancingdishes your finished friend! Link.
