HOW TO – Faux Wallpaper
Anh-Minh shares a photo tutorial showing how she painted her wall to look like wallpaper. The effect is super impressive!
Month: January 2009
MAKE on Attack of the Show
I’m going on G4TV’s Attack of the Show tomorrow, Wednesday 28th at 7pm ET. I’ll be bringing along the Burrito Blaster, cigar box guitar, and pole-mounted camera rig. It’s like show-and-tell, only with Kevin Pereira, instead of Mrs. Masten’s fourth grade class! Check your cable listings for other times, it’ll repeat during the night and […]
Hacking the GM3 gearmotor
On the RepRap site, they have a short piece on hacking the Solarbotics GM3 gearmotors. The GM3’s are the standard motor used in the RepRap extruder. The piece covers locking the internal clutch to get more torque, lubricating the gears, and an easier mounting solution. These tweaks can obviously be useful in other motor applications. […]
Wicker Motorcycle
Jonah @ MAKE writes: This motorcycle made from woven baskets is a really nice juxtaposition of materials and function. Driving this might be a challenge, but at least it can hold a lot of stuff as a home shelving unit.
A look inside the Electro-Harmonix factory …
Joel Johnson of BoingBoing TV gives us a peek into what goes on behind the curtain at the Electro-Harmonix sonic factory in NYC. Quite awesome to see how very hands-on and down-to-earth their staff and production process is. Keeping it this real is likely the only way one could maintain a rep for such creative […]
HOW TO – Valentine Pretzels
Maya Made shares the recipe and instructions for making these cute heart-shaped pretzels. This is a great project to do with kids!
DIY Mic stand camera mount
Ever been in need of a photo tripod, but only had a mic stand? – yup, been there too. Consider this instructable for building your own simple adapter to secure the shot. Perhaps somewhere on Earth an obscure adapter exists for this express purpose, but just grab some PVC caps, hose and nut/bolts and you’re […]