In this video, Limor of Adafruit Industries shows how she laser-cuts masks for PCBs for easier application of solder paste (think: silk-screen inking) and then uses her reflow robo-skillet, controlled by her new Safe-T-Flow controller, to solder an SMT chip onto one of her Boarduino clone kits. Making the Safe-T-Flow part II – Using it! […]
An enjoyble clip from Fuzz: The Sound that Revolutionized the World where Beck bassist Jason Meldal-Johnsen extolls the virtues of sonic chaos intercut with critics of the circuit bent sound. The documentary features countless interviews with boutique pedal makers that started as humble DIY-ers. The above clip also features a peek into the casual labs […]
Some great shop storage tips from a busy maker.
When Keepon first debuted, bouncing along to Spoon’s “I Turn My Camera On”, the tech community went nuts! The simple, cute external appearance of this robot and it’s natural ability to bop along with music was an instant hit on Youtube. Unfortunately, beneath that elastic yellow skin was well over $20,000 worth of cutting edge […]
It’s a common problem we’ve all faced. Sometimes 140 just isn’t enough. What do you do when your carefully crafted Tweet is too profound to fit in the infernal 140 character limit? What if nothing short of 141 characters will do? You upgrade your browser to enable advanced Twitter compression, that’s what. var trep = […]
We hope you enjoyed Mending Month! We loved bringing you the projects and having a chance to mend our own pieces at the same time. Thank you dear readers for all the feedback, tips, and blog posts that you’ve sent in to us. Check the mending archives for all the posts we covered. Here’s a […]
Don’t forget, folks, MAKE classified ads are closing soon for Volume 18. We’ve extended the deadline to this Friday, April 3rd. So if you want to place an ad, here’s your chance (and to be eligible for the $100-worth of Gift Certificate giveaways). We’re excited about our Make: MINImarketplace section, which premiered in MAKE, Volume […]
