Thanks to all of you who posted great explanations in the comments of yesterday’s post about a dubious way to make a metal detector from an AM radio and a calculator. Mahto submitted his trial video first (shown above), and he gets a Make pocket ref! Some notable comments: Nick Clark writes: AM radio operates […]
MAKE editor-in-chief Mark Frauenfelder has a short interview with Windell Oskay of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories on today’s BBtv Vlog. Windell is showing off EMS Labs’ awesome Peggy, an LED plug-in lightboard kit. Vlog (Mark) – RESIST light pegboards by Evil Mad Science – Link
The Little Acorn blog shows you how to make your own super-delicious garlicky aioli at home. Link.
Mike writes – i would like to suggest this site, which presents an advanced infrared hacking tool, using a simple AVR, has a learning function and 2mb of flash for learned tv remote codes. It even has an usb port, all in software on the AVR (no special usb chip required)! An uber TV-B-Gone with […]
Phil @ MAKE points us to this article by Wired Magazine’s Clive Thompson: What a mess. I’m sitting on the floor of my apartment, surrounded by electronic parts, a cigar box, a soldering gun, and stray bits of wire. I’m trying to build my own steampunk-style clock — hacking a couple of volt meter dials […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Member Pekar poses the question – ‘Fancy a drink with that solo?’ This is a crackerbox type guitar amplifier I built into a vintage cocktail case. It runs on a 12 volt battery and uses a JRC386D to drive the 7″ driver. The amps sound and output can be influenced […]
The latest issue of Steampunk Magazine, issue 4, is available now for download (free w/donation encouraged) or for purchase in a print edition for a paltry $3. This latest issue includes a how-to on building a Jacob’s Ladder: Once the arc starts, the air conducting the arc is both ionized and heated by the current. […]
