We’ve covered Ben Krasnow’s awesome work here before. At last year’s Maker Faire, he showed off his liquid nitrogen generator (for which he won at least one Editor’s Blue Ribbon). Now he’s posted to his blog this latest project, a working DIY scanning electron microscope! It’s been months of work to get the scope together […]
Remember Twitchie Scorpion, the most lovable twitching corduroy scorpion on Earth? How about the popsicle stick robot arm? Twitching row of clown heads and the robo finger? All of these strange and wonderful creations share the Twitchie Robot Kit at their cores, and right now, the kit is on sale at the Maker Shed! Pick […]
I thought disposable film cameras were getting ready to enter the “antique” category, but Photojojo has a fun post giving you 20 ways to use a disposable camera, such as turning it into a 3D camera.
An oscilloscope is a surprisingly easy to use diagnostic tool for electronics once you’ve learned the basics.
Rah of That’s Noice! posted a super simple tutorial for making mini “cupcakes” to put on top of your regular-sized cupcakes. Spoiler alert: It’s just a mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup with frosting on top. I love the completely frivolous cupcake-on-a-cupcake look. Serve them alongside some Oreo-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Chairs are kind of like puppies. They seem to follow you home. On street corners, in thrift shops, at garage sales — there is no shortage of slightly worn, perfectly lovable seats, just waiting to go to a good home. And if you’re like me, and you can’t say no, pretty soon you’ll be running out of floor space. I mean, how many dinner guests can you expect when you live in 500 square feet? Solution? Deconstruction.
Our wireheaded cohort over at RoboGames have made another generous offer this year to all MAKE readers. David Calkins writes… RoboGames invites all MAKE readers to discounted tickets to “RoboGames 2011,” the eight annual international robot olympics. This event highlights the best robot teams from around the world, in 70 different competitions. Everything from acrobatic […]
