How-To: Rocker Chain Jewelry
Corinne Leigh shows us how to whip up some fabulous chain jewelry with a DIY trio of earrings and necklaces two ways.
Month: April 2011
How-To: Invisible Ink Printer
Matt Richardson’s latest video on MAKE shows you how to turn your inkjet printer into a secret agent message printer with some concentrated lemon juice and a hacked ink cartridge.
Make: Projects – Glass Bead Projection Screen
Here’s a method for applying a high-gain optical projection surface using common, inexpensive materials—specifically, flat white interior latex paint and glass sandblasting media. It began as a series of experiments to produce a DIY “screen paint” by directly mixing these two ingredients. Though failing in themselves, these tests led to the serendipitous discovery of this process.
How-To: Bacon Cinnamon Rolls
Yep. Cinnamon rolls. With Bacon. And they are so easy to make, it’s painful. Thank you, Rainy Day Gal. Thank you. [via @sarahsewcrafty]
Invisible Ink Printer (PDF)
Download a PDF of The Invisible Ink Printer project instructions here. Thanks to Mike Golembewski for the original article in MAKE Volume 16.
How-To for Secret Agents: Invisible Ink Printer Mod
Make: Online readers who are secret agents—or secret agent wannabes—will love this project, which comes to us from MAKE Volume 16. By replacing the ink in a color inkjet cartridge with concentrated lemon juice, you can print with invisible ink. The secret message is revealed by spraying or wiping the paper with iodine tincture. Here’s […]
Remote Controlled Airsoft Turret
What do you get when you cram a PIC microcontroller, servo, IR receiver, and a sawed-off Airsoft into a cake dome? Why, a “Tupperware Turret Airsoft Gun”, of course. If you’ve got a need for a non-lethal remote sentry device for your home or office, consider this serviceable deterrent how-to from Chris at PyroElectro.