Month: March 2011

Maker Workshop – Shopping Cart Chair on MAKE: television

Maker Workshop – Shopping Cart Chair on MAKE: television

Kick back with John Park as he demonstrates how to upcycle a no-longer-usable shopping cart into an easy chair. This Make: magazine-based project offers an introductory look at how to cut, bend, and shape metal using metal cutters, saws, vice grips, and other tools common to home workshops. John also attempts a deluxe version of this project that employs motors and switches to transform it into a go-kart chair. View the clip to see his mixed results, and download the PDF at www.makezine.tv

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Semi-Portable Computer Case

Semi-Portable Computer Case

Ron from Milwaukee, WI, built this nicely executed computer case in a weekend at his friendly local hackerspace, Milwaukee Makerspace. I love how hackerspaces are so great for encouraging projects like this! This is a semi-portable computer case, made with desktop components and 1/2″ oak plywood, that I hacked together in a weekend at Milwaukee […]

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Visualizing Wi-Fi Signals with Light Painting

Timo Arnall, who, together with Jack Schultze brought us a touchless Rube Goldberg machine based on RFID back in 2009, has teamed up with Jorn Knutsen and Einar Sneve Martinussen to produce Immaterials: Light Painting Wi-Fi, which is a project that visualizes wireless network signal strength in city areas using a custom-built 4-meter measuring rod equipped with LEDs and conventional light painting techniques. [via Core77]

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