At the Maker Faire, Michael Sturtz, brought in his “Fire” truck complete with all sorts of resources to make things out of fire. The Crucible is a special place and community centered around the fire arts. Skylar Fell is one of the teachers at The Crucible and shows us how she uses a mig welder. […]
CNET News.com has a round of some of the Prius hacking going on at the moment, if there’s more or you have other resources, post them on up in the comments! – Link. Pictured here, modded / extended range Prius from Maker Faire.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member s_h_i_r_o_u_t_o has plans and a set of build photos for making your own leather coin case – Link.
Originally designed for Maker Faire workshops by Joe Grand, the “Build Your Own Electronic Game Kit” is a custom-created kit intended to introduce folks to the world of electronics and soldering. When successfully assembled, the kit becomes a version of the popular memory game, Simon, with a few optional twists, including no LEDs, no sound, […]
Peter writes – “The Create USB Interface (which you can build from scratch or buy premade for $50) lets you hook sensors right into USB, meaning you can use them with any software that supports the HUI standard (like games, for instance), without drivers. Also a great option for DIY art, gaming, music, and visual […]
A little follow up to the light bulb project we posted, MAKE commenter Terc made a small fish bowl for a beta fish out of a g40 lightbulb. The fish (named Edison) seems to like it – Link.
Here’s how to make a super-cheap wearable “key-glove” using nickel snap ons, a leather glove and a keyboard – [via] – Link.
