Year: 2007

CRAFT Holiday Gift Guide 2007

Hi Crafters! This week, the CRAFT bloggers and myself will be bringing you our crafty holiday gift guide picks. From selections in our own Maker Store, to gifts you can make, to the best indie handmade products, you’ll find something for everyone on your list right here. Later this evening, I’ll bring you a holiday […]

How electric motors work

John shows you how electric motors work! – No modern home should be without one – or maybe a dozen. You’ll find an induction motor in the fan, fridge, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, dishwasher, clothes drier, and the little pump that circulates water in the fish tank to stop the water turning green and the […]

HOW TO – RF prototypes with foil

HOW TO – RF prototypes with foil

How to make RF prototypes with foil, Al – If you like to build RF circuits, you know that you can’t usually use those white prototype boards (you know, the kind you shove wires into). These boards have enormous capacitance and other undesirable characteristics. They are OK for simple circuits, but RF circuits need something […]