Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

Latest from Gareth Branwyn

HOW TO – Make a simple rainstick

08/21/2008

Some screws, a cardboard tube, and a half-pound of dry lentils and you’ve got yourself a Shamanic sound-maker. How to...

Another coat hanger walker

08/21/2008

Here’s a one-motor coat hanger walker I spotted on Flickr. It uses the same single-motor hacked servo and BEAM bicore...

HOW TO – Build micro-bots

08/20/2008

This Instructable details a number of tiny robots (e.g. a cubic inch sumo and a pager-bot that fits on a...

Homemade grit blasting cabinet

08/20/2008

I recently bought a small compressor with tools for my father’s car workshop. I also got a shotblasting gun that...

Fashioning Technology reviewed on Geekdad

08/20/2008

Today’s Geekdad has a nice review of our latest book, Fashioning Technology: Fashioning Technology gives neophyte DIYers the tools and...

Quick n’ dirty garden lights

08/20/2008

This week’s EMS Labs project is about creating a set of temporary garden/outdoor lights using LEDs, coin cell batteries, and...

Hacking the ThingamaKIT

08/19/2008

Hack-a-Day has a how-to piece on modifying/improving/circuit bending the ThingamaKIT from Bleep Labs. How-To: Hack a ThingamaKIT More: Retro ThingamaHat...