It may look like some futuristic Christmas tree ornament, but the miniball is part of the BEAM robot family of “rollers.” A miniball is a motorized hamster ball that, sadly, you don’t see in the wild too often. Solarbotics used to sell a miniball kit. This Instructable, by MAKE contributor and Solarbotics intern, Jérôme Demers, […]
On a tight budget, documenting art that lives in a lake can be quite a challenge – especially when it’s composed of “6,000 tons of rock and soil” – After considering nearly every possible way to document “Spiral Jetty” from above — Rent a weather satellite? An airplane? A helicopter? Use a kite? — the […]
The backdrop of Hawaii is overwhelming with inspiration. Colors are everywhere, and in full saturation. The sunsets are the exact reason why I brought my travel art kit. I’ve never painted in my life, but have been wanting to dip my toes in. We took our supplies down to the water’s edge tonight to set […]
MAKE editor and publisher Dale Dougherty has his five minutes of creativity fire-starting with this recent presentation of “Blessed are the Cheesemakers,” at Ignite Sebastopol II. Take a whiff of “the feet of God.” Ignite
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream By Jennifer Perkins and Chris Boehk Every fall my husband Chris whips up a batch of his world famous pumpkin pie ice cream! This year we served it at a Halloween party and are planning to take it to a Thanksgiving potluck! Since this is his special fall creation, I […]
The Mystery Box kit is a clever puzzle box made by our very own John Park, host of Make: television. Here is how it works; first you assemble the laser-cut wooden box, placing a treasure inside.
Instructables user garagemonkeysan made this guitar amp from the popular Little Gem circuit, and put it in this useful little case with a cord reel on the back. Nice work! More: Flashback: The $5 Cracker Box Amplifier
