Build Your Own Relay-Triggered Power Cord
Ryan Edwards of Sparky’s Widgets shot this YouTube video showing how to build a DIY version of the PowerSwitch Tail that can switch up to 120VAC/12A.
Month: August 2013
Homemade Bike Frame Bags
Amy Qian is planning a long bike ride, so she made some bike frame bags from ripstop nylon to carry the supplies she will need and documented the process on her blog.
Maker Camp Kicks off DIY Music Week
Week five of Maker Camp is all about making music—with whatever you’ve got. Like a banana. Today we’ll get to learn (and listen) how to do just that with MaKey MaKey co-creator Jay Silver. MaKey MaKey connects to your computer and… to you! Or bananas! Or whatever you can think of! It also connects to Scratch, a fun and free programming language (scratch.mit.edu), and allows you to play games and control animations, all via your own controllers or fruit instruments. Today’s hangout will also include a very special guest: Damian Kulash, lead singer and guitarist of the band OK Go joins to jam with Jay on a fruit instrument of his own design.
Lego Mindstorms EV3 Unboxing Video
This video by EV3 developer Laurens Valk shows you what you get in the box. The word on the street is that the Technic parts are mostly the same as previous sets, with the EV3 microcontroller brick showing the most changes.
How-To: Watermelon Cake Pops
Last week I posted a tutorial about making a watermelon look like a cake, now here’s a tutorial for making cake pops that look like watermelons.
CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
Need some crafty inspiration? Here are some of the cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr Pool this week!
Component of the Month: The Transistor
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 capacitors, and before that we looked at LEDs and diodes. This month we examine tranistors!
