New and Awesome on Make: Projects
Make: Projects is a wiki where the MAKE community posts their projects. Did you know that includes recipes? Check out what’s new, and add your own projects.
Year: 2012
Peep Goldberg Machine
Members of my hackerspace built a Peep-themed Rube Goldberg machine: Recently a group of folks got together at the Hack Factory, a local hacker space in Minneapolis to create a Rube Goldberg Peep diorama for the local news paper contest. It took many days to built and prep, and about 5.5 hours before we got […]
How-To: Predict Weather With a Cup of Coffee
Seems like no matter where you are the weather has been pretty erratic lately, but according to Instructables user stickmop, it’s possible to accurately predict the weather by simply watching the bubbles in your coffee. When you pour the coffee into your cup, watch the bubbles. If the bubbles move to the edge of the […]
$25 DIY DSLR Camera Crane
If you’re shooting a video and would like to get a nice vertical shot without breaking the bank, then try this $25 mini camera crane from OliviaTech. With some aluminum angle, square tube, a quick release mount, and hardware, you can build a portable jib boom to get the right shot.
Titanoboa: A 50′ Electromechanical Snake and a Few Words on How it was Made
If you made it out to Vancouver Mini Maker Faire last year, you would have seen theTitanoboa in-progress. Man, has it come a long way!
How-To: Extract and Use Squid Ink
On the tail (or rather tentacle) end of Natural Materials month here on Makezine, we couldn’t leave the mighty squid out of the mix. Instructables’ own Christy Canida shared her easy technique for extracting squid ink and using it for printing or cooking in CRAFT Volume 04, and we’ve just made it available for you […]
Snapguide: New iPhone App for Makers
Snapguide is a new iPhone App for Makers