Here’s another tube amplifier kit that is pretty easy to build with some basic electronics skills. These amps make nice living room ornaments although the transformers on the top should probably be avoided if you have young children. via UnPlggd
This week: “One-Chip” Arduino, Making Dot Paintings w/ Bubble Wrap, More Decochari, Recotana’s AVR-based OSC Server, Gundam Bento, Life Preservers Replaced With Recycled DIY Flotation Devices, Making Glasses From the Bottoms of Bottles. “One-Chip” Arduino Make: Japan blog points us to Kosaka’s “One-chip Arduino” project that puts a Lilypad-style Arduino on the back of a […]
London based artist Haroon Mirza makes interesting handmade music projects out of old speakers, homebrew amplifiers, old radios, motors, and buckets of water. This piece is called “Canon Remix” and plays off of the vibrations that these speakers cause. Check out the site for lots of videos of his other musical projects. Haroon Mirza
Sheila tips us off to this fun anatomical heart template from Cheeky Magpie, which you can download and use to create all kinds of fun Valentine’s Day cards and decorations.
Here’s another Make: Books PDF excerpt, this time from Eccentric Cubicle. In the introductory chapter, author Kaden Harris explains the philosophy of improvisational fabrication: A Maker’s life is rarely fully funded, with an unlimited budget, a state-of-the-art shop facility, and a team of brilliant young assistants poised to spring into action and help bring a […]
Scott Smith of Avella, PA uses his Shopbot CNC tool to build stage sets. His latest work involved creating scenery for “My Bloody Valentine 3D“, which opens Friday nationwide. If you like these kind of movies, here’s a few items to look for. For the horror flick, Scott used his ShopBot to fabricate signs, facades […]
Maker Profile – Steampunk premieres on Make: Episode 3 on makezine.tv at 7am CST January 17th Make: premieres in a few new places this weekend! Vermont Burlington-Plattsburgh, (VT statewide) Vermont Public Television 1/15/2009 Thurs 7:30PM California Los Angeles (San Bernardino) KVCR 1/17/2009 Sat 12:00 PM Illinois Champaign & Sprngfld WILL 1/17/2009 Sat 9:30 AM Be […]
