The Bulbdial Clockย displays analog time, without any motor, movement, or screen. The 72 LEDs castย shadow hands across its face, with red, green, and blue for hours, minutes, and seconds. Itโs a beautiful effect, and the kit is not difficult to assemble, thanks to incredibly well-done instructions.
The Wise Clock 3 is an easy and highly customizable driver for a 32ร16 RGB LED matrix display (included). Its default program includes several different clock modes, but it can also display the date and temperature, or any message. Check out all the different clock faces, including Pong and Pac-Man.
Solder: Time was aย perfect father-daughter project: my 8-year-old assembled the components and I soldered. Afterwards, she had a chunky blueย wristwatch that her cousin admired longingly, so we made another one for her. Now their friends are asking for them.ย I think weโve started a trend!
This Sunday afternoon, November 6th, TechShop and the Young Makers program team up to co-host a meet-and-greet at TechShop San Francisco. Young Makers are coming to infiltrate … er … get acquainted with TechShop, recruit TechShop members to become mentors this season, start new clubs to build projects for next springโs Maker Faire, and generally get to know one another. Autodesk will be there, too, to lead workshops on their new software Sketchbook (on the iPad) and 123D Make (on the PC).
The Monochron is an extremely rewarding kit to build. Not only is it fun, but the finished clock adds retro flair to any home. As with all Adafruit kits,ย the instructions are clear and well thought out. The clock features an alarm function, custom laser-cut case, and several different display modes to suit your mood or […]
The heart of the Ice Tube Clock is a distinctive, vintage, Russian vacuum fluorescentย display (VFD) housedย in a transparent, laser-cut enclosure. The clock features a precision watch crystal, alarm function, and battery backup. The build quality and online instructions are excellent, as is the completeness of the kit. Anyone who stops by my studio is always […]
The various frames that follow in this section can be used in various ways: for photos, paintings, drawings, settings for carvings, etc. How each one is used will depend on you, your decor, and your tastes.
