Mountain View, CA, hackerspace Hacker Dojo needs help with facility improvements! Apparently code violations are threatening their ability to offer classes and they’re turning to the crowd to help them out. We are currently not allowed in more than half of the space we pay rent on, not permitted to hold large classes, and not […]
Make a fun and funky clay chain necklace with this tutorial from Stephanie at Henry Happened! More: How-To: Turquoise Jewelry With Polymer Clay @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Make a Faux Pearl Necklace out of Cornstarch Clay @Craftzine.com blog How To: Geometric Necklace Pendant @Craftzine.com blog
Chris Cprek of Louisville’s LVL1 hackerspace demonstrates a EEG-controlled machine that blows up watermelons. Brad and I created Mind over Melon. Ever since I was a boy, I’ve dreamed of exploding things with my mind. At LVL1, we now have the technology to make this dream come true. Using a hacked Star Wars Force Trainer, […]
This stunning carpet is one of several works by Azerbaijanian artist Faig Ahmed, whose work, “explores [the] composition of a traditional Azerbaijanian carpet by disjointing its structure and placing its canonic elements into open space.” Carpet is more a time structure than a graphical one. Initially it was considered as a sophisticated sort of writing […]
To mark the passing of Hans R. Camenzind (designer of the 555 timer chip), MAKE reader Jim Frize freeformed this lovely little oscillating circuit as a solemn tribute. More: See all of the posts for 555 Week.
The latest addition to our Weekend Projects series is an Optical Tremolo Box. Inspired by Charles Platt’s article about online DIY guitar stomp-box communities (MAKE Volume 15, page 82, “Stomp Box Basics: Tremolo and Fuzz”), MAKE Technical Editor Sean Ragan took up the challenge of building this project. He used a cadmium sulfide photoresistor as […]
Maker Camp on Google+ is in its final week! Whew―30 days and 30 projects! It’s almost time to break camp, fold up the virtual tents, and roll up the electronic sleeping bags. But not before the final awesome Field Trip Friday! (And like all the Maker Camp Field Trips, this one is going to be […]
