Maker Workshop PDF – Pole Camera
The companion PDF that will help guide you through the Pole Camera project. Be sure to watch the original segment! The Podcast is available here..
Month: January 2009
New machine art website…
…called, handily enough, Art Machines. Looks promising. Nice list of mechanized performance art groups and machine artists on the rail. Art Machines
Maker to Maker – Magnets
In this ‘Sneaky Gadgets’ segment, Cy Tymony demonstrates some innovative and sometimes stealthy uses for magnets. Tired of zippers and buttons? Make like Cy, and insert magnets into your clothing as an E-Z fastener. This prolific Los Angeles-based author and Maker also offers other accessible projects that are great to try with young makers; check […]
Maker Channel 103 – Smoke Rings, Theremin Orchestra, Pulse-Jet, Beer on CSPAN
Here are this week’s Maker Channel videos from Make: television. Theremin Orchestra – Masami Takeuchi’s instrumental ensemble looks amazing and sounds even better. Smoke Ring Machine – Ali Momeni shows off his programmable smoke ring generator. Pulse-Jet Bike – Robert Maddox pulse-jet engine-powered bike makes tracks. [Trouble Maker] Drink Beer on CSPAN – Bill Barminski […]
HOW TO – Knit and Dye a Shawl
The AntiCraft has a very cool tutorial for a shawl that’s knitted first, then dyed – lots of possibilities for really cool colorwork here.
Fermentation Nation
A special post from Dale Dougherty: Most of the time when we think of fermentation, we think of the process that produces alcohol in beer or wine. I was making beer yesterday, producing a dark liquid from steeping grains. At the end, I added yeast which will convert those sugars to alcohol over the course […]
Handy tip for coin cell clips
From the MAKE: Flickr pool A friendly reminder that you needn’t hold off completing that coin cell powered project – Vilxes shares this technique for going without those somewhat costly clips – CR2032 battery adapter