Collin’s Lab: Monotron Hacking
The Monotron mini analog synthesizer was made to be hacked – learn how to add your own control-voltage inputs and check out some sample synthing played via strobe light.
Year: 2011
Computerless Arduino
So cool: The Computerless Arduino consists of two major components; an Arduino-compatible microcontroller loaded with a realtime code interpreter, and a stand-alone 5-button LCD display to display port values and manipulate code. The display can be connected to the Arduino via a 4-pin port at any time to peek at In/Out values, view the current […]
3D-Printed Bike
Eureka Magazine has a profile of this sweet ride, the whole thing “printed” from laser-sintered nylon powder. The ‘Airbike’ is made of nylon but, according to EADS, is strong enough to replace steel or aluminium and requires no conventional maintenance or assembly. It is ‘grown’ from powder, allowing complete sections to be built as one […]
Fiskars Takes on DIY Felt Food
Fiskars has a few super-easy tutorials on how to make your own felt play food, including this delicious slice of faux pizza.
Beating Heart LED Pendant
We got an email a few days ago from Charles Platt, MAKE contributor editor and author of our best-selling book, Make: Electronics. He was tickled because he’d gotten an email from Quinn Dunki. She had read his book and used his “Pulsing Glow” circuit (experiment 14) to create this “beating heart” pendant jewelry. She writes: […]
Lego Minifigs as Wedding Placecards
Yes, you can incorporate Legos into your wedding and still have a classy event. Any couple willing to use Lego Minifigures as place setting cards is a couple that will certainly last the test of time. Creativity in action!
Make: Live ep04 preview
Don’t miss the fourth episode of Make: Live, all about DIY musical instruments. Guests: Ranjit Bhatnagar, Pete Edwards. Go to makezine.com/live to watch the show Wednesday, March 9th at 9pm ET/6pm PT.
