How-To: Upright electric bass from a 2×4
Mark just posted a link to this cool magazine how-to from 1961 (.pdf) by Roy L. Clough, Jr. It’s hosted at Cigar Box Nation. [via Boing Boing]
Month: November 2009
Fairytale Fashion: Conductive Materials and Drawdio
Diana Eng’s new Fairytale Fashion video is about playing with the Drawdio and conductive embroidery to create fun, interactive noises.
Alex Rider book giveaway: Crocodile Tears
The Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest launches TODAY! We’re giving away two copies of the newest Alex Rider book, Crocodile Tears, by Anthony Horowitz!
Handmade Nation Now Available on DVD
For anyone who hasn’t been lucky enough to attend a screening of the indie craft movement documentary, Handmade Nation, you can now purchase a copy of the film on DVD. The DVDs are available through Buy Olympia, which also happens to be one of the businesses profiled in the film. [via Sublime Stitching]
Build a clone of the MiniMoog filter
Yusynth has a nice PCB layout for building a classic voltage-controlled Moog filter. This particular iteration appeared in MiniMoog synths, utilizing Robert Moog’s signature transistor ladder design for sweet, sweet analog sounds.
New in the Maker Shed: Robotic arm kit
With the Robotic Arm “Edge” kit, you command the gripper to open and close, and control wrist motion of 120 degrees, an extensive elbow range of 300°, base rotation of 270°, base motion of 180°, vertical reach of 15″, horizontal reach of 12.6″, and lifting capacity of 100g.
Arduino-compatible prototyping board
From the MAKE Flickr pool Spikenzie Labs shares some glamour shots of the new Hardcopy Arduino prototyping board – Designed to make a permanent version (or Hardcopy if you will) of your project once you have perfected it on a breadboard but without the expense of embedding your original Arduino into your project. The hardcopy […]
