I turned an Arduino Protoshield into a digital-to-analog converter with only a few extra parts. It’s proved a lot of fun for audio experimentation and a great way to learn about what DACs do and how they do it. What’s DAC? Digital to analog converters, or DACs, are used to create varying voltage levels from […]
Check out this pattern for making your own papercraft steak dinner. Now that’s my kind of beef! Via BoingBoing. Related: Plushie LED glowing irradiated steaks on MAKE Meat Earrings
This was originally used for a hang glider, but I am sure it would work in other situations. Why not use it on a down-tube of a bicycle, or attached a DIY dolly? The design requirements are pretty basic. The mounts needs to be light weight and robust to withstand my less than perfect landings […]
John sent us his flickr set that shows you how to make these really nice Breadboard Power Connectors. Thanks John! Inspired by a couple of posts on the Make magazine website, I made up a set of leads to connect my bench power supply to a solderless breadboard. I used a couple of old 8-pin […]
Apartment Therapy posts about this schmancy-looking chandelier by Studio Veríssimo that is made from…wait for it…plastic coffee spoons! From the designer’s site: This is a lamp made from plastic spoons used in the coffee which are going to the garbage daily by the thousands because they are only used once.The objective was with this waste […]
Our own CRAFT and MAKE photo editor, Sam Murphy, just finished up her Saturday sessions of upholstery class where she took an old chair (photo below) and turned it into a beautifully re-upholstered chair with a modern flower print fabric. Sam writes what she’s learned: The thing I found most interesting is the process. There […]
Robert Oschler, of RobotsRule, has posted a hands-on video review of the forthcoming WowWee robot, the Robosapien Tri-Bot. The bot sports some cool new features such as omni-wheels and tilt-motion control via its remote. The Tri-Bot is expected to ship this summer and retail for USD $99. RobotsRule also has a Tri-Bot page with an […]
