CRAFT weekly recap
Here are some of my favorites from CRAFT this week!
Month: October 2009
Steampunkin!
Hans Scharler just submitted this cool hack-‘o’-lantern to our Make: Halloween Contest 2009. It includes a motion detector, some LEDs, and a fog machine, and when someone approaches it lights up and shoots “steam” out of its ears.
Mark’s violin update
Mark Williams’ electric violin, which he has been building over the past few months is nearly complete. Other than the neck and a few other items, the whole instrument has been scratch built, mostly at the Boston Fab Lab. He has a nice gallery of photos detailing the build.
I’m almost finished painting it, and I just string it all up for the first time since the project exposition to test out the new pickup magnets. It works GREAT! So amazing to play something I’ve built from the ground up. Just have to finish the fingerboard and bridge and then wait for the paint to finish curing so I can buff and polish it.
New in the Maker Shed: Plug-in Breadboard Power Supply 3.3V/5V
A very simple breadboard power supply kit that takes power from a DC wall wart and outputs a selectable 5V or 3.3V regulated voltage.
Gourd and Pumpkin Decor Ideas
Get some beautiful inspiration with Better Homes and Gardens’ gourd and pumpkin decor ideas. Pictured above are squash blooms and gourd candy dishes filled with my favorite treat, candy corn! You can find more Thanksgiving decor ideas at BHG.com.
Kiel Johnson’s cardboard twin lens reflex camera
Cardboard art virtuoso Kiel Johnson builds a giant twin lens reflex camera in this time-lapse video. Check out his other amazing cardboard creations on his site. [via Hi-Fructose] Kiel Johnson
Log radio is better than bad, it’s good
A beautiful wooden radio from designers Solène Le Goff and Christophe Gouache. Solar and/or wind-up powered. [via Dude Craft]