Make a Typecase into a Coffee Table
It’s metal month on MAKE, so in this episode Meg Allan Cole put on her Flashdance leotard and tries her hand at welding to transform a vintage typecase into a industrial coffee table.
Month: August 2011
5 Metalworking Projects and a Welding Primer
In honor of August being metalworking month on Makezine, we rounded up 5 cool, diverse metalworking projects and a primer from our DIY wiki Make: Projects. Full build instructions are available for you so you can get cranking this weekend. First up is the Geared Candleholder by kinetic artist Benjamin Cowden, which first appeared on […]
Inspiration: Cascade Volcano Elevation Maps
Mt. Rainier Mt. Shasta I’d like to climb a mountain with my dad. He has climbed many of the peaks in the Cascade Range, including Shasta, Hood, and Rainier. I was talking about it with him the other day, and he suggested Mt. McLoughlin, in southern Oregon. So I was looking around for information about […]
Washing machine control-panel radio
Jan Mugara sent me some photos of a cool-looking radio he made using a washing machine control panel and other scrap parts. I asked him to share his story: I had three damaged washing machines. The appliances were broken and unrepairable. The only parts that could be reused were the control panels. I also had […]
Shane Waltener: Lace Webs
Many moons ago I found the above image in a Tumblr feed without any luck of locating the artist. Finally, Lovely Textiles has the answer: London artist Shane Waltener! This piece, Auntie Peggy Has Departed, is a great example of his body of work, utilizing lace doilies and audio as part of an installation focused […]
How-To: Pajama Eaters
Forget monsters under the bed, these cute little guys are made to be seen! The Pajama Eaters tutorial from Sew Fearless is a fun way to keep kids’ pajamas hidden away and tidy. Head over to the site to get the pattern and complete directions.
Paduino: control Arduino from iPhone/iPad/iPod touch with the Redpark Serial Cable
I’ve been working with the pre-release version of the cable for a couple of months now and I’ve put up some sample code to get you started. Including a rather nifty Universal application for the iPhone and iPad which will let you directly control an Arduino board. I’ve dubbed it the “Paduino.”
