Maker to Maker – Japanese Saw on Make: television
In this Toolbox segment, William Gurstelle demonstrates the slick, back-cutting action of a super-sharp Japanese saw. Get the m4v, subscribe in iTunes, watch on YouTube or Blip.
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Maker Channel Ep. 9 – Tesla coil guitar, RFID implant, LED fan sign, Solar-powered gondola
Make: television presents: Tesla coil guitar – Steve Connor plays his tesla coil guitar amplifier RFID implant – Amal Graafstra opens locks and other devices with his hand-implanted RFID tag. LED fan sign – Kip Kedersha lights up the baseball bleachers with his homemade sign. Solar-powered Gondola – Reno Tondelli takes us on a spin […]
MAKE presents: The Capacitor
Simple yet effective, they come in a dizzying array of forms and materials. Vital to so many circuits for storage, timing, and filtration – the mighty capacitor! Download the m4v file or subscribe in iTunes In this installment of the MAKE presents series I explain – how to build a leyden jar, how the capacitor […]
Electronic embroidery/sewing kit
After I wrote the Electronic Embroidery article for CRAFT, Vol. 9, I had readers emailing me asking where they could get their hands on small quantities of the supplies needed to embellish their wearables and wall hangings with light. The Sparkfun E-sewing kit is great if you want a whole spool of conductive thread, but […]
How-To Tuesday: Arduino 101 potentiometers and servos
This is the 3rd installment of my Aduino How-To Tuesdays. This week I am going to cover using another basic part, the potentiometer. I will also cover connecting a servo to the Arduino. Servos can be hard to control, but not with the Arduino! That’s just another reason why I love this little micro-controller. Subscribe […]
MAKE: television Episode 8: Watershed Sculptures & Miniature Robots
We journey upstream with environmentalist Dan McCormick, a maker who crafts intricate watershed sculptures out of woven willow. In the Workshop, John Park shows how to build lively and inexpensive miniature robots. Mister Jalopy reveals the hidden treasures of his “Compact Childhood Museum.” The Maker Channel segment features French fries shot from a spud gun, […]
Maker Profile – Watershed Sculptures on Make: television
Journey upstream with environmentalist Dan McCormick, a maker who crafts intricate watershed sculptures out of woven willow branches. Dan places his eco-art in gullies and riverbanks to help reduce erosion and filter out sediment and farm fertilizers that can clog streams and suffocate spawning salmon. And see other manmade structures built to help fish return […]