I’m a bit of a closet Anglophile, so I’ve been enjoying the coverage of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee, the celebration of the 60th anniversary of her coronation. (She’s only the second monarch besides Victoria to make it so long!) My favorite piece of the festivities is definitely this stunning Royal Jubilee Banner made by artist […]
In this off-the-cuff video, MIT prof and MAKE pal Gregory Charvat shoots Nerf darts into the beam of an old X-band Doppler radar gun with its output hacked into a linear power supply, a preamp, and finally into Greg’s living room stereo system. The signal sounds like a cartoon sound effect!
Looking for a cute Father’s Day dessert? Whip up a batch of these adorable necktie cookies from Sue at Munchkin Munchies! [Via Craft Gossip] More: Ties Embroidery Patterns For Father’s Day @Craftzine.com blog Father’s Day Tie Pattern @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Make a Cigar Box Organizer for Father’s Day @Craftzine.com blog
You may call mini marshmallows food, but we call them ammunition! Our Make: Marshmallow kit includes two shooters, one for you, and one for a friend
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Todd Harrison of Mesa, AZ, wrote in with his teardown and restoration of a ’80s-era Apple. The very first computer I ever used was an Apple II Plus in high school and I couldn’t get enough time on this machine. I was more than fascinated by computers I was obsessed. Every minute learning on the […]
Our friends over at Adafruit Industries have come up with a clever new kit that combines a resistor chart with a traditional embroidery sampler, not to mention a witty little pun. Not only is this kit fun to make (and good for beginner stitchers), when it’s all done it functions as a handy resistor reference […]
Complete with nerdtastic puns, both homonymic and typographical. You may have already guessed that Becky Stern would be the culprit. The pattern and detailed instructions are available for free.
