MAKE Asks: Making out of Necessity
MAKE Asks: is a weekly column where we ask you, our readers, for responses to maker-related questions. We hope the column sparks interesting conversation and is a way for us to get to know more about each other.
Year: 2013
Watermelon Slice Socks
Ravelry user Wendy Gaal created a pattern for these surprisingly realistic-looking watermelon slice socks.
David Neevel Riffs on Maker Faire
If you missed David Neevel at Maker Faire, you missed out. David, who created one of the funniest videos of 2013, showed off his “email guitar” at Maker Faire. The notes he plays on his flying V guitar type out words on an attached computer. Read (and listen) about it here.
Make a Heartbeat Detector With an Op Amp
Scott Harden’s DIY electrocardiogram (ECG) uses a LED shining light through his finger into a photo transistor, with the resulting signal amplified with a LM324 quad op amp. The goal of this project is to generate an extremely cheap, functional ECG machine made from common parts, most of which can be found around your house. […]
Maker Projects Guide: MAKE Special Issue on Sale Now
MAKE’s “Maker Projects Guide” goes on sale at newsstands today! The 112-page special issue is loaded with 42 projects–some new, some classics, and all chosen to inspire the maker in you. The issue is all about makers and the inspiring projects they make.
Now Available in the Maker Shed: The New Arduino Robot!
The new Arduino Robot was available at Maker Faire for the first time and now we have a limited number of them available online in the Maker Shed! The Arduino Robot is the first robotics platform officially supported by Arduino.cc and arrives fully assembled and nearly ready to run.
How-To: Hexagon Planter Box
Bring some geometric style to your patio with this fun hexagon planter boxes!