Marc @ MAKE writes: Ross sent in these neat little DIY cases that keep your expensive electronics safe and sound. They are made entirely from recycled juice boxes. It’s a great way to reuse what is otherwise a very hard thing to recycle. Check out the link for some tips and a nice pictorial how-to […]
Before: After: I haven’t tried this, so I hope I’m not being hoodwinked. This article on DIYPhotography shows how to cut out a sort of lens gobo to shape high contrast parts of an out-of-focus photograph. Bonus points for the first person to build a “MAKE:” bokeh one letter at a time and post the […]
Mika made use of an old ukulele body as electronics enclosure – a Weird Sound Generator enclosure actually. There’s some conceptual metaphor @ work here but I can’t quite place it – Weird Sound Generator Mk.I [Thanks, Eric!]
Artist and paper engineer Matt Shlian makes incredible art with paper. The unfolding piece below is one of the most impressive paper sculptures I’ve ever seen.
Here’s a how-to on building the “Auriga”, a portable electronic sensor box and cave surveying instrument with an electronic compass and serial output that can be cataloged using a computer or PDA. This particular build uses an old Palm PDA to collect the data. Check out the link below for parts list and details on […]
Santiago Morahan’s cardboard furniture is a cheap and easy solution for the multitudes of cardboard boxes that most people have hanging around their homes. The artist has stacked them up, cut a hole in the middle, and fire-proofed the cardboard so that the heat of the lamp doesn’t burn down the house. The result looks […]
I am absolute mesmo-rized by this video depicting a printable integrated stepper motor and controller to be built with a RepRap machine. Going high risk steampunk [via ladyada]
