In each volume of MAKE we have “major projects” these project pages are meaty step-by-step articles with start-to-finish photos, precise instructions and how-to learning that can range from making a VCR cat feeder to ariel kite photography. In MAKE volume 03 the projects are: Living Room Baja Buggies by John Mouton. With wireless cameras on […]
This one is for all yard haunters out there. It’s an oldie but a goodie. It seems every yard haunt has to have a graveyard scene and here is my favorite way to make those gravestones look real. Your going to need: Styrofoam A hot wire cuter and lots of spray paint Flat black latex […]
Brian runs an LED Throwie workshop I’m building a Blinkybug. Kids LOVED the Blinkybugs… and the Mini-Monster kit. Last weekend (Sept 28), Brian Jepson and I, along with the most awesome Esti Gerson, ran a mini Maker Square at DC’s venerable Crafting 2.0 event Crafty Bastards! It was a surprisingly fun day, given the fact […]
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Snaggs created this amazing super-sized vinyl version of an old Activision video game for the upcoming “Game Over” show at Giant Robot. Game Over @ Giant Robot San Francisco October 11-October 28 www.gr-sf.com
Hmmm I wonder if compressed air is a greener way for you to run your Haunted House than electric? And if your burning coal to run your Haunted House then…well your insane. Anyway check out this basic primer on how to convert your Haunted Garage or Haunted Attraction from electric to compressed air. Also please […]
Well if not hell maybe just from that creepy dark crawl space in your house. You know the one..Anyway most scarecrows are smiling buffoons who can barely scare away crows much less people but not this guy. Here is a quick list of what you will need straight from our new friend over at Spooky […]
Our pals at Make: Philly held their latest meeting on Sept 14th. They had a speaker, world-renowned robotics Professor, Dr. Mark Yim, who’s currently a professor at Penn and formerly Stanford. Dr. Yim’s research focuses on modular reconfigurable robots and locomotion (“PolyBots”), MEMS, and batch fabrication techniques. After his talk, the Make: Philly challenge was […]
