New in the Maker Shed: Solder:Time II Watch
If you liked the original Solder: Time Watch Kit, you’ll love the feature packed Solder: Time II! It features an impressive LED matrix display and is reprogrammable using the Arduino IDE.
Month: August 2012
Video: DIY Rope Headband
Jen Gordon, along with her daughter Georgia, have accessories on the brain in her latest video, DIY Rope Headband. Check out the video and follow along as the duo shows you how it’s done.
Hacker Dojo Needs Your Help
Mountain View, CA, hackerspace Hacker Dojo needs help with facility improvements! Apparently code violations are threatening their ability to offer classes and they’re turning to the crowd to help them out. We are currently not allowed in more than half of the space we pay rent on, not permitted to hold large classes, and not […]
How-To: Clay Chain Necklace
Make a fun and funky clay chain necklace with this tutorial from Stephanie at Henry Happened! More: How-To: Turquoise Jewelry With Polymer Clay @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Make a Faux Pearl Necklace out of Cornstarch Clay @Craftzine.com blog How To: Geometric Necklace Pendant @Craftzine.com blog
EEG-Actuated Watermelon Exploder
Chris Cprek of Louisville’s LVL1 hackerspace demonstrates a EEG-controlled machine that blows up watermelons. Brad and I created Mind over Melon. Ever since I was a boy, I’ve dreamed of exploding things with my mind. At LVL1, we now have the technology to make this dream come true. Using a hacked Star Wars Force Trainer, […]
Carpet Graffiti
This stunning carpet is one of several works by Azerbaijanian artist Faig Ahmed, whose work, “explores [the] composition of a traditional Azerbaijanian carpet by disjointing its structure and placing its canonic elements into open space.” Carpet is more a time structure than a graphical one. Initially it was considered as a sophisticated sort of writing […]
555 Memorial Circuit
To mark the passing of Hans R. Camenzind (designer of the 555 timer chip), MAKE reader Jim Frize freeformed this lovely little oscillating circuit as a solemn tribute. More: See all of the posts for 555 Week.