Simple and handy project from Docpop, he writes… My last pen and pencil wrap has lasted me for years, but I wanted something a little more stylish and extra durable. So I made this wrap using shuttle loomed denim from Japan. Since it’s so thin, the selvage line turned out to be the perfect area […]
Incredible rubber band gun, from Japan, of course…
Jim writes in – If you have a project in mind that you want to make, but you’re not sure how to get started, the folks at TechShop invite you to come to the TechShop Project Kickoff and BBQ on Saturday, October 4 at TechShop Menlo Park and get expert help. A panel of expert […]
This 4 Oscillator Opto-Theremin is built into a standard Nintendo Gameboy using a Quad 4093 Schmitt Trigger IC, 4 1uf electrolytic caps, 4 Photo-Resistors in the 140k Ohm Range, and 4 Diodes. Check out the rather small video on the link below to see it in action and listen to the effect it produces. Pretty […]
Collin @MAKE writes: (Mike covered this in Made in Japan 32 but surely it deserves its very own dedicated post.) In what are hands-down the absolute cutest video tutorials I have ever laid eyes on, Zannaleeidees employs a feline pal for manual demonstration – either that or Zannaleeidees actually is a cat. Whatever the case […]
The “Optron” is a flickering noise making device that consists of a flourescent tube light plugged into an array of effects pedals so that it can play like a radioactive guitar. Watch the video to get the full effect of this beast. via Pink Tentacle
“Dialogue” an art piece by artist Kumi Yamashita consists of 60 rotating profiles of a human head built from styrene that is lit from the side and casts a shadow to make it look like two heads in a conversation. Check out the video to watch it in action. Kumi Yamashita
