360 Carbon Fiber Loom
Lexus developed a circular loom capable of weaving 3D shapes from super strong, super light carbon fiber.
Month: April 2011
New In the Maker Shed: Galvanic Skin Response Kit
Our Galvanic Skin Response Kit (aka Truth Meter Kit) includes everything you need to build the Truth Meter circuit featured in Make Volume 26. See what happens when someone asks you questions or when you laugh or get surprised. Everyone responds a little differently. Try it on your friends, acquaintances, or adversaries. It’s a great […]
How-To: Mod Peacock Pillow
I love this bold, graphic take on the iconic peacock feather design from Amy from Positively Splendid. It’s another great project that capitalizes on the awesomeness of freezer paper, spray paint and felt – some of my very favorite craft supplies.
Synkie, a Modular Open Source Analog Video Processor
That also happens to look totally rad! The Synkie is a modular open source analog video processor, developed by Michael Egger, Flo Kaufmann and Max Egger. Like the venerable modular Moog synthesizer it lets you toy around with the signal using patch cables – but this time not producing sound but images. It is an […]
Plush Portal Turret Speaks, Lights Up
Jonathan Guberman writes: “We’ve named her Trudi. Judging by her head-to-body ratio, Trudi’s a baby turret.”
How-To: Drawstring Backpack From Placemat
Jacinda of Prudent Baby shares how to whip up this simple drawstring backpack using a placemat and some finds from the hardware store.
Tool Review: Robert Larson 800-2875 Center Finder
If you’ve ever struggled to locate the center of a circular plate or a piece of round stock using a ruler or a square, you know it can be a tricky proposition. My usual ham-fisted method involves marking the midpoint of several diameters and kind of visually averaging all those sloppy centers to get roughly in the middle of the thing. If I need more accuracy, I try to sandwich the circle between two framing squares and then draw lines between opposing corners–lines which, at least in theory, should bisect each corner at 45 degrees and intersect in the middle of the circumscribed circle. In theory.