Make: Live Episode 07: Karts and Wheels (preview video)
Don’t miss next Wednesday’s episode of Make: Live, all about Karts and Wheels!
Month: April 2011
Make: Projects – Cable Dyeing
If you want an extension cord, power cord, or other plastic-insulated cable in an unusual color, and you can find one in white, there’s a good chance you can dye it to suit your preference using this technique.
Turns out many cables are sheathed with PVC, and will take the same oil-based stains as PVC pipe. If you want a purple cord, for instance, you can just treat a white PVC cord with purple primer. If you want some other color, it is easy to prepare your own custom stains from clear PVC cleaner and concentrated solvent dyes.
Eco-Friendly Easter Decor Ideas From David Stark
If you are looking for beautiful, clever and eco-friendly ways to decorate your home for the Easter weekend, check out this interview and slide show with David Stark over on CasaSugar. The designer and party planner shares his ideas for incorporating recylced materials in to your spring decor.
The Truth Meter: Don’t Sweat It
When you feel nervous, excited, surprised, or otherwise aroused, you experience galvanic skin response (GSR). Your sweat glands, in responses to adrenaline and other hormones, start to release micro pulses of sweat. GSR is one component of polygraph tests because it’s an indicator of how nervous a question makes you feel. The increase in sweat […]
Truth Meter (PDF)
Download a PDF of The Truth Meter project instructions here. Thanks to Sean M. Montgomery for the original article in MAKE Volume 26.
How To: Connect an SNES Controller to your Android Phone
Bruno Soares wanted to play a classic Super Nintendo game on his cell phone, but it’s touch screen was unresponsive and just wasn’t cutting it as a controller. Instead of just giving up, he devised a Rube Goldberg-esque system to connect an actual SNES controller to his phone.
Maker Shed Arduino Giveaway: The Envelope, Please…
We could not be more pleased with your response to our recentProjects Pack for Arduino giveaway. The contest opened for entries last Friday, and closed last night, and during those five days the comments on the landing page logged more than 600 entries.