DIY Volume knob built using a tea caddy and tinfoil
Over at MAKE: Japan, Takumi Funada found this excellent tea caddy variable capacitor, which uses a homemade capacitor to turn a little plastic container into a volume control.
Month: May 2010
OK Go to Play Maker Faire Sunday
In case you missed the announcement tucked at the end of Dale’s Maker Faire preview post yesterday, I’m here to tell you the OK Go will be performing an acoustic set on the Solar Stage at Maker Faire Bay Area on Sunday at 5pm. They’re thinking of it as a teaser to their headlining show […]
Adorable Handcrafted Vintage Sewing Stool
Sometimes I think I should have been born in the “olden days.” I totally swoon over handcrafted furniture, especially vintage sewing benches with little pegs for spools of thread. This gem was outside at Mr. Ryder’s Antiques, a super sweet shop in Graton, California. The best part about this stool was that the drawer had […]
OK Go to play Maker Faire Sunday
In case you missed the announcement tucked at the end of Dale’s Maker Faire preview post yesterday, I’m here to tell you the OK Go will be performing an acoustic set on the Solar Stage at Maker Faire Bay Area on Sunday at 5pm. They’re thinking of it as a teaser to their headlining show […]
Maker Faire schedules and map
While we get all our ducks in a row at the fairgrounds for Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend, you might be interested to check out the master schedule of talks, shows, and demos going on throughout the weekend. The locations for all makers are also live on the Maker Faire site, so get to […]
Bazaar Bizarre at Maker Faire: Particle Zoo
Rachel Hobson @ CRAFT’s been catching up with some of the vendors who will be at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend, selling their handmade goodies at Bazaar Bizarre. Don’t miss Particle Zoo, where you’ll find all your favorite subatomic particles as cute plush toys. Check out the full interview over on CRAFT.
iPad steel drum with conductive mallets
Ayman Shamma not only made a steel pan drum application for his iPad, but he also made some conductive fabric mallets with which to drum. Great work! More: Collin’s Lab: DIY iPad Stylus