Hello Solartron! You are certainly are a unique, shiny midi/photo-theremin/LED lightshow monster! From the archives of Matrixsynth – The first function of Solartron is as an experimental Midi Ribbon Controller. These controls are located in the middle section of the device.The second function of Solartron is a Light Sensitive Photocell Theremin. The Photocell Theremin is […]
A medium difficulty Instructable to fix a circular magnifier work lamp by converting to a very low energy, high reliability alternative light source that avoids using mercury contaminated florescent light bulbs. AC Powered White LED Circular Magnifier Work Lamp – Link
Chronicle Books and Urban Outfitters have just announced a fun new contest called PEEPS® on Film. They’re looking for creative folks to whip up a fun homemade video starring those ubiquitous (and super cute!) Easter treats, PEEPS®! Here’s a fun example of a video you might enter–this one’s called Project Peepway! There are four different […]
Ellen from The Long Thread posted instructions how to make Matryoshka Dolls by painting and dressing wooden eggs. – Link.
Should you find yourself lost on the snowy ridges of the not-so-distant future – reader Martijn points out O’Neill introduces the NavJack, a ski jacket which has an integrated LED display for navigation. It also has an audio unit in your hood through which you will be given instructions about which direction you should go. […]
Brandon wrote in about this Kuribo Shoe Mario Quilt that he made with his mom over the course of 2 days. The quilt is made up of 726 3″ x 3″ pixels. The image is from the Mario All-Stars version of Mario 3 for Super Nintendo. Link.
From the MAKE Flickr pool Member J.P. Banjos shares some great build pics from his workshop. Here is the banjo, fit together. The top two are self-explanatory. In the bottom two images, I am gluing the neck onto the dowel stick. To do this, I clamp a straight edge to the plane of the neck. […]
