Make: Live ep19 preview
Join us for this extra spooky episode of Make: Live… it’s our big Halloween episode! Go to https://makezine.com/live to watch the show live on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT
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Sound-Activated and Wearable Light Organ
About the size of two 9V batteries, and powered by only one, our latest Weekend Project, the Light Organ, is both portable and fun! The beating heart of this project is the LM324 Integrated Circuit (IC), the black chip in the middle of the board. This legendary IC actually has four operational amplifiers (or “op-amps”) embedded in it, although for the purpose of this project, we’re only using two.
Spike Hair Comb
Who doesn’t LOVE an easy DIY that packs a punch? This spike hair comb by Honestly wtf does just that.
Personalized Soap Pumps
I was just thinking the other day that it would be fun to customize the soap pumps we re-use in our house. Looks like Elizabeth, from Our First Cottage, was thinking the same thing! She offers us this bottle she just finished for her home’s bathroom.
LED Art Kit
This easy-to-assemble, no-solder kit lets you create your own unique LED light show. The only tool needed is a pair of pliers for crimping the wire connectors. The RGB (red-green-blue) LEDs create a slow, ever-changing, multicolored glow thatโs perfect for setting the mood of any room. Makes a great nightlight, too!
Flour-Based Flamethrower
Years ago, I posted a video of my version of the t-shirt launcher project. Recently, I retrofitted that cannon to shoot ordinary flour, which is then ignited, producing huge fire balls. The great thing about flour is that it is not flammable unless it is aerosolized, making it much safer than most other fuels. This […]
Peggy 2LE
Peggy 2LE provides a quick, easy, powerful, and efficient way to drive a lot of big, bright LEDs โ up to 625 โ in a matrix. With it, you can make an LED sign for your window, a geeky valentine for your sweetie, one badass birthday card, the next generation of low-pixel-count video games, or […]
