Lorin writes in – Phantastron kits from Electric Western are in stock. They’re a great way to get started with tubes, analog computing and DIY synthesis (pre-1950 style). We provide all you need, including a case and the safe and sane power supply. You just solder and drill holes and assemble (1940s turret board style!). […]
More Halloween goodness with Material Whirled’s free pattern to make her knitted candy corn hat. [ via Lime & Violet ]
Alicia of Create! has a free pattern to make this seasonal crochet indian corn. She’s also got the cute crochet pumpkin, ghost, and candy corn patterns and mini-versions in her shop.
This pumpkin certainly is orange green. This is a great instructable that uses an old solar light to make a safe, environmentally friendly, light-up pumpkin. If you want to be really green, make sure to make a pumpkin pie from the ‘guts’ and compost the jack-o-lantern when you’re done. More about a DIY: Solar Powered […]
Wow! *This* is the power move in microcontroller arena! This is big news – Microchip, along with OnSemi, are attempting to buy Atmel, a news item of potential note to those makers who use microcontrollers (the popular Ardunio for example uses an Atmel AVR)… Thanks Jaime G! Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ: MCHP) and ON Semiconductor […]
From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! John Lien describes his banana device as: The banana-rator is a “refrigerator” for bananas. Instead of removing heat, it removes the ethylene gas given off by […]
From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! I’m excited to let you all know about a very hairy device debut occurring at Maker Faire Austin: the Hair and Balanced TV Filter Kit. In […]
