This Maker on Flickr has had the same 14″ TV for over a decade dutifully serving retro console and computer games. When the power switch broke, he didn’t toss it like we usually do with modern TVs, he fixed it, his way – “The original switch was a two-part affair, the main switch turning on […]
Slick looking case mod made from aluminum in an old monitor. Ville ‘Willek’ Kyro writes – “I made the roof for the case out of an old CRT monitor’s aluminum shielding. This is basically an aluminum plate with lots of holes in it. For the front and back I made two aluminum plates, with hexagonal […]
Yorkie took a broken pair of Logitech bluetooth wireless iPod headphones and added a $3 socket for audio, he dremeled the ear pieces and wrapped them up – now he can connect the iPod to his stereo system wirelessly and use the iPod as remote control – he also uses it to play Yahoo subscription […]
This is way better than the boring CD/DVD storage books I’ve seen. Pgiambat on Instructables writes – “I got hold of an old hardback text book and converted it into a CD & DVD disc holder. I used a book, some double-sided tape, CD/DVD disc sleeves and a pair of scissors.” Link.
Remember the $100 laptop post/challenge we had on MAKE? We used an Apple eMate and hand crank (all less than $100) to see what was possible to put together with eBay, Freecycle and Craig’s list. MAKE pal Mark Hoekstra of bicycle iPod charger fame picked up where we left off and built his own – […]
From Tim on Radar – “Paul Boutin describes his hands on attempt at gene engineering with no prior experience: “How hard is it to build your own weapon of mass destruction? We take a crash course in supervirus engineering to find out.” Boutin’s conclusions challenge the conventional wisdom that this kind of thing requires the […]
This is a great idea, take an old ladder and make it a bookcase. I’ve seen a lot of weird and funky ladders at garage sales, so this might be a good way to shelve some of the books that are piling up. [via DIYHappy with a suggestion on storing MAKEs!] Link.
