Join us Wednesday evening for the next episode of Make: Live, our streaming show and tell! This episode is our Ultimate Kit Episode, in honor of the new Special Issue of MAKE, The Ultimate Kit Guide. Make: Live 20 – Ultimate Kit Episode Wednesday November 9th, 9pm ET/6pm PT Watch at makezine.com/live or on UStream […]
I’m loving the work TX/RX Labs, Houston, TX’s hackerspace, is doing these days. Their Flux Clockpacitor is made with DR2000 Numitron nixies, 7-segment drivers, and an Arduino Uno. The intrepid adventurers of our Temporal Archaeology Team have returned from a parallel timeline in which they personally witnessed President Teslaโs WWI victory against Otto Mecha Bismarck […]
Autie from iCandy Handmade fell in love with Thanksgiving-inspired ship decor, and tried her hand at making her own felt tall ship place cards. The full tutorial is on her site, and they’re so cute that you just might decide to sit at the kids’ table this year!
MAKE reader Ken Miller wrote in to tell us about the magical staff prop he built this Halloween to complement a very lucky lad’s wizard costume:”We built this Dragon Head Wizard Staff for my girlfriend’s 9 year old son, mostly out of parts we had lying around. It uses an accelerometer to ‘cast spells’ based on the direction you shake the staff…”
I love the idea of using a styrofoam wreath base for building up a cool crochet wreath. It seems like the possibilities are endless for creating cool designs and variations. See how Lisa of Good Knits created this beautiful crochet wreath over on her blog. [via Amy Gleason on Pinterest]
Need to keep the glare off your screen so you can get get your work done? Creative professionals have used monitor hoods for years in order to cut down glare from sources such as the sun and overhead lighting. Roger Sacul’s step-by-step instructions show you how to build one for yourself out of almost any ridged sheet material.
If you’ve contemplated a treadmill desk, but would like a more portable solution, then take a look at the FitDesk. It’s perfect for a couple of laps while checking your email or wiring up for a cycling simulation.
