How-To: Registration For Screen Printing Without a Press
Amy of Craft Chi shares her tips for doing multiple color screen printing registration when you don’t have a press.
Month: July 2010
How-To: Black Garlic
If you’re wondering how the black garlic served at fancy restaurants is made, wonder no longer! Biology Bob on eHow has step-by-step instructions for fermenting your own black garlic at home. Image above is a Creative Commons-licensed photo by flickr user Aerokev.
How-To: Coffee Can Spray Paint Storage
Karen of Sew Many Ways shares a great tutorial for putting together a handy spray paint storage system, using all recycled materials.
Maker Birthdays: Ernő Rubik
Born on this date in Budapest in 1944, ErnÅ‘ Rubik (Wikipedia) would go on to invent, in 1974, a classic mechanical puzzle, originally known as the “Magic Cube,” that would eventually become an icon to an entire–and pivotal–generation of young geeks. Today Rubik is 66. Boldog szuletesnapot!
Polynome 5000: A monome midi controller
Colin Mann of Los Angeles created a 64-button RGB monome midi controller sporting 6 slide faders, an IR sensor, a touch-sensor strip, 4 arcade buttons, a 4-digit nixie display, 6-port USB hub, and more. It’s sweet! After more hours than I’d like to admit, even if I actually knew how many, I’m done. I started […]
Android 2.2 running on T-Mobile G1
If you’ve got a T-Mobile G1 or myTouch (HTC Dream, Magic, or Google ADP1) and are comfortable flashing an alternative ROM, then you’ll be happy to know that the latest CyanogenMod (CM6 RC1) delivers some tasty Froyo. There are some reports of minor hiccups here and there, but the newer features and minor speed boost should make up for most glitches. As always, it’s your call and your mileage may vary.
Drumsette, 4-track cassette-based drum machine
MAKE subscriber Mike Walters (NYC), from Mystery Circuits, sent us a link to this amazing project he did that turned a Tascam 4-track tape recorder into a programmable drum machine. I love that it looks like something off the set of the original Star Trek. I almost expect to hear the voice of Majel Barrett […]
