Use a Transistor for a Liquid-Triggered Switch
Garrett used a TIP-120 Darlington transistor, a capacitor, a resistor, and a heat sink to create a sensor that can detect when its electrodes have been immersed in a conductive liquid.
Month: August 2013
Quilting Inspiration: 10 Lessons Learned
After finishing her gorgeous hand-quilted hexagon quilt, Michele from Michele Made Me wrote her future self a fantastic letter to remind her of the valuable lessons that she learned during the process.
Buttered Toast Scarf
Crochet virtuoso Twinkie Chan created this equally comforting and appetizing buttered toast scarf.
How-To: Tuxedo Jeans
Add new personality to your old denim with this tuxedo jeans video tutorial from Mark Montano!
Intern’s Corner: Taking off With the Tesla
I am an engineering intern here at MAKE. Iโm on the Interns’ Corner just to tell everyone about my summer experience here in the MAKE Labs.
Freakin’ Sweet Knots
My Dad’s been teaching me how to tie knots since I was a kid. I’ve been able to tie a bowline backwards or forwards in seconds for as long as I can remember. It was the practical knots that always stuck โ I wasn’t as interested in the decorative knots. He’d often tie a type […]
A Weekend of Celebrating New Mexico’s Makers
The second annual Albuquerque Mini Maker Faire takes place this weekend, August 24 and 25, from 10a.m. to 6p.m. at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Park, and it looks like it’s going to be a great show. One of our favorite New Mexico-based artists, Christian Ristow, will be there with his awesome 26-foot-long hydraulically actuated Hand […]
