What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to get some seeds started. Frequent MAKE contributor and off-grid aficionado Abe Connally teaches us how to make cheap and simple soil blocks to avoid transplant mortality (from MAKE Volume 24). He uses a can as the soil blocker mold, one of the can ends as the […]
The Truth Meter, a project featured in MAKE Volume 26, measures small increases in sweat which indicate nervousness and other stimuli. So if you’re sleuthing to find out who left the empty milk carton in the refrigerator and your prime suspect does nothing but deny accusations, watch this video and create your own Truth Meter.
For more information about this project and a PDF of the instructions from MAKE, check out: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/04/the-truth-meter-dont-sweat-it.html
Here’s a kit with the components you need to build your own: http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MSGR01
My friend Gary Peare informed me that the next issue of California Freemason magazine is devoted to craft artisans. If you fit the bill send a “detailed email” to communications@freemason.org. They are looking for people with personal or professional experience crafting goods in any of the following fields: Furniture, Woodworking, Leather, Tile design, Glass & […]
One of the most iconic projects from the pages of MAKE is the VCR Cat Feeder from MAKE Volume 03 (2005). It’s depressing to think of all the discarded VCRs in the world, but author James Larsson gave us a creative and useful way to repurpose this hunk of outdated machinery. Cats are wonderfully independent […]
In honor of Screen-Free Week, the Maker Shed has a great deal on the TV-B-Gone. Turn any TV on or off with a click of the button! With the new and improved Gen 3 model, even big-screen LCD TVs aren’t safe anymore! New features include instant reactivation with the press of a button, a bigger […]
You may remember Quinn Dunki’s LED Heart Pendant project that she did last month, inspired by Charles Platt’s Make: Electronics book. Quinn has struck again, this time creating a device that attaches to her dishwasher to tell her what state the contents are in. She writes: I’m absentminded in general, but especially when it comes […]
Jimmy Chion, Jason Chua, and Kiran Malladi are the creators of Lightchimes, a beautiful lamp made from 169 hanging LED pendants. The circuit is simple, but the results are complex. This project is about interaction- without interference from a participant, the lights would never shine. Similarly, without collaborative interaction, this project would never have become […]
