Simple DS talkbox
Prolific podcaster jetdaisuke shares this super-simple recipe for a talkbox upgrade to Korg’s Nintendo DS synthesizer – using straw + tape.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Bicycle Rim Shot on MAKE: television
In just four weeks, Make: premieres on public television stations nationwide. But you can watch a preview right now. Here’s Cyclecide’s Paul Da Plumber and his Bicycle Rim Shot made out of recycled parts from the SF dump. View the clip above, get the M4V and/or subscribe in iTunes. And don’t forget to comment on […]
Remake: Electric Cargo Bike
Terence R. McCain researched how to build a bike that could help him haul supplies from town to his home. He decided he wanted an electric cargo bike. An energetic retiree, McCain had to go out of state to find a bike shop with “experience selling several models of cargo bicycles, and retrofitting electrical systems […]
Wood handlebars for bikes
Man, these wood handlebars for bikes are really appealing…. Andy (the maker) writes- Each set of my handlebars, carefully crafted entirely by hand, is a unique piece of art that will set your bike apart from the masses. Made by bending and clamping thin strips of hard, durable woods together with adhesive inbetween the layers, […]
Mario room will make you want to be a kid again
“Landscape” by Antoinette J. Citizen is a mockup of the world of Super Mario where the “mystery” boxes even make the “cha-ching” sound when you press a momentary switch underneath them. Pretty fun idea that most little kids today would say is too “low-rez”, but would make grown-up kids giggle with nostalgia. Antoinette J Citizen […]
Roadside blind welding in Malawi
Next to an intersection with the main road to Mulanje works a group of men with basic tools. One of them was actively welding with a scratch built arc welder. Wire was wrapped around a group of metal plates, and the whole thing was housed in a basic wooden frame. To turn it on, the […]
Cardboard slices of Millenium Falcon
Ryan is just a college student with his own robot hand and Millenium Falcon, right? Well, Ryan just happened to make his own with the help of a laser cutter and some Python scripting that he cooked up to make his Solidworks and Blender design real. As part of the amazing class: How to Make […]
