MAKE Podcast

Make: Ultimate Workshop & Tool Guide

MAKE Magazine’s special Ultimate Workshop and Tool Guide 2011 reveals the top tools and tricks for today’s DIY “maker” workshop — not just woodworking, but metalworking, electronics, robotics, computerized milling, 3D printing, and more. Whether you need a gift for the do-it-yourselfer who loves technology, or you want to rev up your own workshop in […]

In the Maker Shed: Gakken SX-150

The Gakken SX-150 has always been a really popular kit in the Maker Shed. We have posted a lot of projects that involve hacking and modifying of the SX-150. We’ve see Arduino controlled versions, fooling around with plasma, incredible analog cassette hacks, button mods, and more! Collin did a really nice video review too! Did you hack and mod your SX-150? Are you planning on it? Let us know in the comments. Thanks!

Weekend Project: Ping Ponger

Weekend Project: Ping Ponger

Propel a ping pong ball from a simple-to-make pvc launcher. Thanks go to Edwin Wise for the original article in MAKE Volume 24. To download The Ping Ponger video click here and subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Ping Ponger article in MAKE Volume 24 and you can see that in our Digital Edition.

Back in stock: Video Game Shield

The open source, and now back in stock, Video Game Shield from the Maker Shed allows you to create your own games, graphics, text, sound effects, music, and more on an Arduino! Make awesome black-and-white video games that you can play on your TV! It supports up to two Nintendo Wii Nunchuck controllers for an […]