Drum machine, unplugged 04/28/2008 Simply awesome – Matches are activating lever-matches by rotating the cylinder. Levermatches are kicking on several percussions. 4 Tracks –...
How to make your own shoes @ Maker Faire 04/28/2008 In addition to all the making, there’s a whole lotta craftin’ planned for Bay Area Maker Faire. Erica writes –...
TANK-CAKE. 04/28/2008 Woah . . . a tank cake. Heavy duty military vehicles don’t exactly seem appetizing but that’s some smooth movement...
Tiny message scroller 04/28/2008 Jose sent us this sweet LED message scroller he made using an ATTiny2313. He’s even got a visual editor to...
Maker Faire schedule is up! 04/28/2008 The schedule of events for Bay Area Maker Faire ’08 has been posted. Head over and start writing up you’re...
MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup 04/27/2008 From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Found: High powered railgun [above, top-left] Rumble TV [above, top-right] Tiny optotouch [above, bottom-left]...
Noise Toy-in-a-box 04/26/2008 Every good instrument deserves an appropriately cool enclosure. After building the Loud Objects Noise Toy kit, I decided to case...
Coin-op arcade mechanisms explained 04/25/2008 Dug writes – The Sands Mechanical Museum has a section of their site called “Mechanisms Explained” in which they have...
Breadboards, now in full color 04/25/2008 Bland breadboards bringing the boredom? Now you can spice up that prototype – This shop is stocking mini-breadboards in five...
DIY soldering stations 04/25/2008 HacknMod has a nice roundup of DIY solder station designs for prospective upgrading to your workbench. That last one above...