Wrench Xylophone
Howtoons writes – “Want to make a real Garage Band? Then you’ll need an instrument. Get out your wrench set, start wacking ’em, and make a xylophone.” – Link.
Music
Take your creations beyond the workshop and onto the stage with diy music instruments! Let us show you how these creations range from simple, basic setups that produce beautiful sounds to more complex projects that require a greater level of engineering knowledge. With these tutorials and examples, we’ll guide you on this journey to make your own musical instrument for experimental, artistic or everyday use – so whether you’re starting out new or a seasoned sound creator, come explore the wonderful world of making your own music.
HTML to MIDI – What does a site sound like?
This site takes a web pages and turns it into a MIDI you can listen to – [via] Link. Here’s what MAKE sounds like – Link (MID). I then imported the MIDI file to GarageBand – not a bad way to make music for soundtracks, games or whatever else. Here’s the MP3 – Link (MP3).
DIY 1000 watt wind turbine
Sspence writes – “We built a 1000 watt wind turbine to help charge the battery bank that powers our offgrid home. It’s a permanent magnet alternator, generating 3 phase ac, rectified to dc, and fed to a charge controller. The magnets spin with the wind, the coils are fixed, so no brushes or slip rings […]
3D plot graphs of movies in LEGO
Here’s a really interesting way to visualize plots via LEGOs, could be useful for all sorts of things. I am Jack’s LEGO collection, here’s Fight Club – “Time flows from left to right (at the end of each row it skips to the beginning of the next row). Movement up or down indicates character movement. […]
Eiffel Tower Go-Kart / Soapbox
Chris sent in this 11 foot Eiffel Tower Go-Kart / Soapbox that’s now up for sale on eBay – Auction, build pages & about the project/race for charity.
Mint tin pinhole camera
Slowmotionlandscape made an Altoid tin pinhole camera, made in a hotel room, then used to take a stunning photo of Coney Island – I really like projects like this, even if you’re stuck in a hotel with just a gift shop for parts, there’s something to be made… Link.
Hand shadows
Here’s a fun ebook from project Gutenberg – Hand Shadows To Be Thrown Upon The Wall by Henry Bursill – Link.