This Instructable shows you how to make a USB-powered LED lamp that turns on (and off) via the wave of your hand (and the QT113 IC): The touch switch circuit is based on the QT-113 integrated circuit. It works by detecting changes in capacitance. When it is first turned on it measures capacitance at its […]
In the summer, I drink my coffee almost exclusively iced. I stick the whole brewed pot in the fridge and mix in sugar and milk on a cup-by-cup basis. But why doesn’t granulated sugar dissolve well in my iced coffee? Just remember back to chemistry and physics: slower-moving molecules in the cold liquid don’t bounce […]
Fra Fondi sent us info on this awesome soccer (foosball) table, made entirely of Lego parts, and programmed and controlled (sounds, score-keeping) with the Lego WeDo kit. Sariel tells us that: “Counting the game score and returning balls to a box are both fully automated. The actual game remains, obviously, fully manual, with eight players […]
Karen from Maggie Makes shares a very nicely done tutorial for creating embroidered pot holders. It’s a simple project that can easily be done in a couple of hours, takes very little fabric and would make a nice hostess or housewarming gift. Looks like it could be a great weekend project to use up some […]
Francesco De Comité was one of several makers who responded to my request for more workshop pix. Regular readers of Make: Online may recognize Francesco’s brilliant work, which has appeared here many times, and his eccentric workshop looks like it would be utterly fascinating to explore. (Click to embiggen, somewhat — or see it in […]
I noticed the other day on Twitter that my local pie shop, Mission Pie, announced that they’d made their last shaker lemon pie for the season. I’ve been a little bit addicted to it, so this was a serious blow! That sent me onto the web to find the perfect shaker lemon pie recipe, and […]
My friend Marty recently moved away, and apparently forgot a few things on the way, such as his shower curtain and bottle opener.
