I’ve seen a lot of genius things on the more than 300 craft blogs I read, but this one just about beats them all. Jessica at How About Orange shows how you can easily and quickly transform greeting card envelopes into sweet, decorative gift bags. Brilliant!
Check out this excellent 1942 documentary film from RCA explaining the intricate manufacturing process involved in the production of vacuum tubes – even detailing differences between metal and glass encased units. And in case you missed it, be sure to check out Paillard’s DIY version of the process. [via Matrixsynth] [Oop – Gareth already posted […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Flickr member svofski made this rather sweet touch-sensitive keypad with backlighting – This a custom implementation of capacitive sensing technlogy as per QMatrix Whitepaper. It uses an ATmega8 to scan the keys and outputs ASCII characters to the serial port. Schematic, PCB, and source code are available, though the project […]
Many of us can recall repeatedly trying to load up NES cartridges that, for one reason or another, decided to display shifting screens of random bits instead of their intended game. No Carrier’s open source glitchNES software makes exploring those accidental realms of digital art easy. Alter the code to your heart’s content then load […]
Photo from Cnet.uk Build the Ultimate Quiet PC has a number of suggestions, ranging from cheap to pricey. Not got enough cash for a new case? Then you can modify your existing chassis. Among the best sound-deadening materials is the Acousti AcoustiPack Deluxe (v2) SE acoustic material kit… It’s essentially a pack of sticky-back foam […]
MAKE Editor-in-Chief Mark Frauenfelder made this stringed instrument last weekend and posted it on Dinosaurs and Robots: My goal was to make an electric string instrument that uses drone tuning. I don’t know anything about music theory, but drone tuning is a way to tune an instrument that makes it sound good no matter what […]
Bracer Jack has a nice modeling tutorial on the Iron Man helmet, especially focused on techniques for modeling hard surfaces. He even offers the files containing his 3DS Max schematic drawings to get you started. Ironman Helmet Modeling by Bracer Jack
