How-To: Reclaimed Wood Card Table Makeover
Have an ugly card table? You’re going to love the look of this gorgeous reclaimed wood card table makeover!
Year: 2013
How-To: Pong-Playing T-Shirt
Apparently retro video games can make for some cozy casual attire as this tutorial from Instructables user TheGreatS on making a pong-playing T-shirt with a flexible screen demonstrates.
24-Hour Hackathon at the Hack Factory
Twin Cities Maker‘s Hack Factory will be holding a special 24-hour hackathon to raise funds for the space via Give To The Max Day, an annual fundraising day where nonprofits get their donations doubled. The hackathon begins 12am on the 14th (this Thursday) and ends the following midnight. Makers, hackers, and DIY enthusiasts are encouraged […]
From DeArmond to Photoresistors, the Optical Tremolo Box Looks and Sounds Great!
The Optical Tremolo Box was inspired by Charles Platt’s “Stomp Box Basics” article (MAKE Volume 15, page 82), which theorized using a light sensor to read patterns on a rotating disk to create a tremolo effect. Taking the project from theory to reality, MAKE Technical Editor Sean Ragan used a cadmium sulfide photoresistor to provide us with our light sensor. Watch the video to see – and hear! – this project in action.
A Look Inside a Student-run Makerspace
The Studio is a large, five-room makerspace full of tools, parts, and eager students. Everything (excluding high end 3d prints) is free for Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff, and I think it’s a great model of what a college makerspace should be all about.
How to Salvage Transformers From Dead Microwaves
Matt, AKA YouTube user MattsAwesomeStuff, has three video tutorials describing how he hacks broken microwave ovens in order to harvest transformers from the junk.
DIY Hacks & How To’s: Laser Tripwire Alarm
No security system is complete without lasers. We have all seen movies where the main character has to get past a high tech security system and there is always a room full of lasers somewhere.
So in this project, I show you how to build a laser tripwire alarm. All you need is a cheap laser point, a couple of mirrors, and a few dollars of electrical parts. With this you can cover an entire house with an array of light beams. If any one of them is crossed it sets off your alarm. And unlike in the movies, these lasers are practically invisible.
