John writes – “The goal was to make a set of humbucking pickups for an es175 jazz electric style guitar that I have just about finished. Since it isn’t a heavy metal guitar that I was shooting for I wanted some pickups that were a bit milder and cleaner then the Super Distortion Pickups. […] […]
Luke Luck writes – “Here’s a project that uses some of those dead hard drives you’ve got lying around. In the Tesla Turbine, air, steam, oil, or any other fluid is injected at the edge of a series of smooth parallel disks. The fluid spirals inwards and is exhausted through ventilation ports near the center […]
The pr0fess0r is cranking away on his automatic cat feeder and waterer, the latest – solving how to get the correct amount of food dispensed – Link. Related: Automatic Cat Feeder/Waterer – Link. VCR Cat Feeder. Liberate a motor from an old VHS deck, attach it to a food chopper, and program the deck’s recording […]
Dale Dougherty and Michael Shiloh show us “the heart of Maker Faire.” The stars of the faire are the young people who came and used recycled materials to make new things. You can’t be too young to make things out of recycled materials! If you are a teacher or work with small children, you could […]
The Fire Arts Exposition at Monster park in San Francisco was HOT! Tons of homemade fire breathing contraptions and more. The finale was a fire tornado and a huge electricity-meets-fire finish. Here’s a bit about the event and some photos – Link. Related: Participating artists and performers – Link. The Black Rock Arts Foundation – […]
Tikva Morowati is an ITP (Interactive Telecommunications Program) graduate student at NYU and she’s sent us a video report on her final project, The Snackfax! Besides being a CNC machine for icing on cakes, they have networked it so that you will be able to control the icing machine remotely. Tikva’s going to be making […]
If you hack things, you surely know about the O’Reilly hack books, but if you are new to the hacking world, they are a great place to start learning about how to make technology your own. While at the Maker Faire, I spent some time with Brian Jepson, editor with O’Reilly Media, browsing the O’Reilly […]
