I decided to make a quick video of me soldering together the Plug-in Bread-Board Power Supply from the Maker Shed. This power supply makes a great addition to anyone’s electronics lab. Here’s why: This power supply module plugs straight into common bread boards, allowing you to cleanly and easily power your board with a wall […]
It was a close race the entire time and up until the end, winning by 2 votes – design #1 from the “Make: The risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things” t-shirt design won (above). We listened to your feedback and added quote attribution and the flag is blue on the back. There are still […]
Anh-Minh shares a photo tutorial showing how she painted her wall to look like wallpaper. The effect is super impressive!
I’m going on G4TV’s Attack of the Show tomorrow, Wednesday 28th at 7pm ET. I’ll be bringing along the Burrito Blaster, cigar box guitar, and pole-mounted camera rig. It’s like show-and-tell, only with Kevin Pereira, instead of Mrs. Masten’s fourth grade class! Check your cable listings for other times, it’ll repeat during the night and […]
On the RepRap site, they have a short piece on hacking the Solarbotics GM3 gearmotors. The GM3’s are the standard motor used in the RepRap extruder. The piece covers locking the internal clutch to get more torque, lubricating the gears, and an easier mounting solution. These tweaks can obviously be useful in other motor applications. […]
Jonah @ MAKE writes: This motorcycle made from woven baskets is a really nice juxtaposition of materials and function. Driving this might be a challenge, but at least it can hold a lot of stuff as a home shelving unit.
Joel Johnson of BoingBoing TV gives us a peek into what goes on behind the curtain at the Electro-Harmonix sonic factory in NYC. Quite awesome to see how very hands-on and down-to-earth their staff and production process is. Keeping it this real is likely the only way one could maintain a rep for such creative […]
