Jimmie Rogers teaches one person at a time how to solder at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. For only one dollar, participants can buy a kit with a small PCB, a battery, and flashing LED all mounted on a cute robot pin. Jimmie and Mitch Altman have taught thousands to solder at Maker Faire over the years, and we love that its become tradition.
Over on Retro Renovation, Pam shares the story of an amazing time capsule home in New Jersey “with original interiors, still in place, by the renowned and super important midcentury interior designer William Pahlmann.” The house is for sale, and the Realtor shares information about its spectacular history: Built by the owners in 1962 and […]
I love the thought of controlling a robot through one-to-one gesture correspondence. Taylor Veltrop built this excellent Veltrobot based upon a Kondo KHR-1HV robot, and worked out how to control it using a Kinect and Willow Garage’s Robot Operating System. Taylor has posted docs and source code here, in case you want to build your […]
YaNiS EOS is a free app, currently in beta, written by “Manis,” a physics student at the University of Luxembourg. The hardware stack consists of an Arduino, a USB host shield, and an SPP-compatible Bluetooth module.
Jenny from Craft Test Dummies definitely put a bird on it when she gave an old wooden chest a makeover while testing out the new Martha Stewart Paints line by Plaid Crafts. Head over to her site to see the process, and get inspired to give something in your home a new look!
Poulsen’s Wire Recoder Kit, from the Maker Shed, uses wire and magnetism to record sound. Danish engineer Valdemar Poulsen discovered that it was possible to record electrical signals in magnetic material and invented the magnetic wire recorder (telegraphone) in 1898. This simple yet fascinating kit lets you explore this phenomenon not just on wire but anything magnetic! Save your voice on scissors, chairs, or even an escalator!
Here’s a brilliant way to upcycle baby food jars into fun little Lego minifig heads, perfect for party favors or storing those tiny Lego pieces. Victoria of ObSEUSSed shares how she made them. Now I’ll be on the hunt for all kinds of jars with that iconic minifig head shape to transform into the wee […]
