Month: January 2010

One-string, one-HDD musical instrument

The Multichord musical instrument is an acoustic stringed instrument with a single string, constructed from wood, a hard drive, 20-lb monofilament, and assorted electronic components. It was the culmination of a project to build an acoustic instrument capable of playing multiple notes without fretting or manual, time-consuming retuning. The Multichord achieves this by attaching a […]

Perler Bead QR Codes

Adam @ MAKE writes: Looking for an easy way to generate QR codes capable of incorporating into an asphalt mosaic, John from mtoynbee.com found that Perler (aka melty) beads are the way to go. Not only can you position them in a grid, but they are also large enough to be picked up by a […]

Flat-pack bike & scooter

Flat-pack bike & scooter

While the functionality may be suspect, these flat-pack wheels have awesome maker flair. Designer Nicolas Belly of Bordeaux, France won 2nd place in the L’Argus Design Contest which had the theme of “Less is More: Traveling in the Era of Simplicity.” [via the Ponoko Blog] More: Wooden bike Wood Motorcycle Strange 4-legged Scooter Scooter hack […]