Year: 2009

Accident-Explanatory Slings

I really could have used one of these after my knee surgery, except it would have had to play video of what the doctor found inside my knee! This would make a great screen printing project if you know someone with a broken arm, or if you’re adept at one-armed screen printing. Perhaps these accident-explanatory […]

How-To: Build a banjo ukulele

How-To: Build a banjo ukulele

Baino shares this tutorial for creating a banjo-style ukulele from a tambourine plus parts from an inexpensive ukulele kit. I don’t recall hearing one of these, but I’m guessing the sound must be pretty interesting considering the original instruments. See the instructable for all the how-to deets.

The RGB coffee table

The RGB coffee table

From the MAKE Flickr pool Macetech built this dazzling RGB coffee table – IKEA Granas side table (over 2×2 feet, big enough for coffee table) with 9×9 array of 81 ShiftBrite RGB LED modules. Currently running a simple sine plasma into HSV/RGB conversion on an Arduino (Seeeduino). Wow – more than a conversation piece, I’m […]

MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup

MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup

From the MAKE Flickr pool The MAKE Flickr pool hit 5,000 members this week! (Thanks to Mark of Spikenzie Labs for spotting the milestone) It’s great to see all the projects pouring in from both new and longtime members – keep ’em coming. A big thanks goes out to all contributors for making the pool […]