More cool original content from Hack a Day, this time by Kevin Dady. He writes: “I was recently commissioned to make a device which uses a pretty large number display, and I went out shopping. The seven segment we liked best was still quite pricey, and would not fit our enclosure correctly anyway…”
Continuing my jewelry made out of unexpected materials kick, I definitely need to share this colored pencil jewelry tutorial that Kate from Mini Eco created for Design Mom. Wouldn’t these make fabulous gifts for the artsy kid or teacher in your life?
Everyone that solders is familiar with “solder smoke.” Most people just blow it away when it gets annoying or angle themselves away from it as they work. Try as you might, you are still going to inhale some of the fumes. That’s why you need the Mini Fume Extractor Kit from the Maker Shed.
Danielle of Thompson Family-Life created this gorgeous cross-stitch peg board and shares the basics of how she made it. She was inspired by a design from a vintage needlearts book and freehanded it on to the board. A couple of years ago, I did my own version of stitched peg board, but Danielle’s blows it […]
Cornell students Anson Dorsey, Eric Gunther, and Jonathon Smythe built this controller as part of their “Designing with Microcontrollers” class. It uses flex sensors on the fingers to determine the note to play as well as the force of the touch. [Via Embedded Devices]
Northern California’s Tom Banwell makes fanciful masks out of laser-cut leather, among other materials. From the pages of MAKE Volume 27: His fantastic blog is a must-read for any costume designer or lover of steampunk. Itโs filled with well-written, step-by-step explanations and interesting tips and tricks. (Be sure to search for โA Steamier Raygun Holster,โ […]
Well, in honor of the furious wrath that Hurricane Irene is predicted to unleash on the Eastern Seaboard this weekend, here is a hurricane sweater created by Doctor Knitter. If you knew my third son, you would understand why the symbol is particularly appropriate worn on his precious chest.
