Fabienne made this stunning Algorithmically Morhping Scarf, based on software by Laura Kogler, on her hacked Brother KH930 Electronic Knitting Machine! Fresh off the knitting machine is this algorithmically morphing scarf with a pattern that changes by one pixel in each repeat. The software was made by Laura Kogler and used by me with the […]
Long-time MAKE reader Adam Ben-Dror carefully reskinned a 2.4 Ghz cordless phone handset with a 90-year-old candlestick telephone. A DTMF converter in the base preserves the function of the original rotary dial. Calls are begun by lifting the earpiece and ended by hanging it up. As Adam writes, “the only sign that anything has been altered is the missing cord.”
When I posted about stitchable iPhone cases back in July, folks went nuts (rightly so) and clamored to get them from a Japanese supplier. Thanks to those who originally ordered them from abroad and reported back here. If you weren’t able to get one, The Purl Bee is now stocking them. Flickr user, poppet with […]
Bristol maker Arthur Amarra’s voice-controlled robot arm seems like the perfect rainy day afternoon project. Using an off-the-shelf USB robotic arm and a laptop running various OSS tools, Arthur is able to dictate commands to the arm with a high degree of success.
Make: Projects community member and winner of the MAKE Volume 27 Robot Contest, OddBot, recently shared a new project build with us in the form of a Playful Puppy Robot. How playful? You be the judge: OddBot shows you how to build the puppy bot, which is Arduino compatible and requires no soldering. The sample […]
I love when someone comes up with a delightful idea and follows through on it. Themed photo shoots … yes! Craftster user ChainCrafts says: My wife only asked for one thing for her birthday this year. She wanted to do a Post-Apocalypse/Zombie Slaying family photo shoot! To that end, I created armor for all of […]
We’ve been enjoying all of our themes and Skill Builder series this year, but many of us are particularly excited by this month: Hobby How-Tos. All of us being kids at heart, we still have a soft spot for things like scale modeling, rocketry, tabletop gaming, Legos, R/C vehicles, model railroading, miniatures and action figure modding, cosplay, papercraft, you name it.
