Each month this year, we’re exploring a different electronic component, delving into what it is, how it works, and how you use it in projects. Last month we covered resistors, and before that we looked at batteries. This month we examine operational amplifiers, often called op amps. An op amp is an electronic component used […]
I’m not sure what kind of loom she uses, but if you look closely at this incredible series of woven mugshots by artist Joanne Arnett, you can see that these remarkable images are created from a combination of wire and thread!
Next in our run-up coverage for the MAKE 2013 Hardware Innovation Workshop is Craig Bonsignore’s Open Clock Project. Bonsignore is a biomedical engineer with more than fifteen years of experience designing, developing, and analyzing cardiovascular implants. And he’s fed up with badly designed alarm clocks.
Make a gorgeous piece of crafty custom jewelry with this glass bead mosaic ring tutorial!
Stuart “Mr. Retro” Sandler built a super retro robot from plans found in a 57-year-old copy of Boys Life he’d purchased from eBay. Stuart had heard about the robot as a teenager and wrote to the magazine for the copy of the plans. They sent him a photocopy but left out a couple of key […]
Here are some helpful pointers on measurement to help make sure you do it correctly.
Pam at Gingerbread snowflakes is a master of orderly crafting, and I just love her travel kit for sewing hexies on the go!
