Doug Kovach sent me a link to this awesome project he recently completed. It’s a cross between two iconic effects pedals, the FuzzFace Fuzz pedal and the Colorsound MKII ToneBender. In the video, he presents a little history of the pedals, his research into the circuits, his experiments (and failures) in creating this new dual […]
Mathematicians often make theorems and proofs with just a pencil and paper (and some logical thinking). Another mathy thing that anyone can make with pencil and paper is a doodle. Vi Hart shows how in a series of high-speed videos on her website. Want more? Try this one: What mathy doodles can you make? More: […]
Bzzzzrrrreeeeepehkhkhkhhhhhhhk! Build your own Noise Toy with this kit from the Maker Shed. Plug in your headphones and glitch out, or jack into an amp and play it as an instrument. These kits come with a custom-printed circuit board, a noise generating microchip from their live performances, two buttons for modulating the sound, headphone jack, […]
By Jessica Wilson Sometimes we find the most perfect gift but feel that because of its size, it won’t be enough. Why not take time to wrap it up so that the presentation is a gift as well? When I speak of perfect gifts, I think of beautiful bars of soap that smell of coffee, […]
Xiaoji Chen and Ari Kardasis came up with an idea to tile the scrap material from a laser cutter, using an algorithm to piece them together. Fascinating! There is a great deal of waste in fabrication shops. According to our observation, 1/2 – 2/3 of the material surface area is left out in most CNC […]
“Do Not Touch Chair” by Dominic Wilcox: A line wire sculpture of a chair made with a single, continuous length of wire. Try to move the metal hoop around the chair without touching it. If you do touch the chair the speaker in the plinth will announce ‘Do not touch’. Dominic Wilcox was invited to […]
As much as we try not to encourage a gender split between MAKE and CRAFT, our reports show its definitely there. So for the 90% of you dudes out there reading, CRAFT has some great gift ideas for the ladies and other crafty-creative types on your list: Holiday Gift Guide: Craft Tools And Kits Holiday […]
