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Charles Platt is a contributing editor to Make magazine, which has published more than 50 of his articles. Six of his books are available from Make: Books Make: Electronics, an introductory guide, now available in its second edition. Make: More Electronics, a sequel that greatly extends the scope of the...
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01/31/2013
With this Optical Tremolo Box you are hearing are patterns of light, created by a spinning disk translated into rapid...
12/20/2012
Sam is a new maker and needs ideas about how to get started. Ask MAKE delivers.
09/21/2012
Little Big Lamp has been updated to take advantage of modern LED technology.
08/23/2012
The latest addition to our Weekend Projects series is an Optical Tremolo Box. Inspired by Charles Platt’s article about online...
08/20/2012
We were saddened to learn last week that Swiss-born engineer, Hans Camenzind, had died on August 8th. In honor of...
04/19/2012
An explanation of the 74HC32 integrated circuit, and the function of OR logic gates. Part of our series of Weekend...
12/28/2011
It's been a big year here at the Maker Shed. This has been our best year to date and we...
09/27/2011
Following on the heels of our Working with ABS piece, here's a Make: Project that furthers your working with ABS...
04/18/2011
You may remember Quinn Dunki’s LED Heart Pendant project that she did last month, inspired by Charles Platt’s Make: Electronics...
03/18/2011
A fresh batch of Make: Electronics Components Pack 1 are en route to the Maker Shed warehouse. Order yours now,...
03/08/2011
Quinn Dunkimade this "beating heart" LED pendant using the "Pulsing Glow" circuit experiment from the Make: Electronics book.
03/07/2011
We got an email a few days ago from Charles Platt, MAKE contributor editor and author of our best-selling book,...
01/25/2011
A brief rundown of basic circuit components and functions.
01/24/2011
We’re very proud of Make: Electronics, the beginner’s guide to electronics written by MAKE contributing editor Charles Platt. It has...
01/19/2011
For the past year, MAKE contributor James Floyd Kelly has been exhaustively performing every experiment in Charles Platt’s amazing Make:...
11/05/2010
By Mark Frauenfelder Rick Cavallaro demonstrates his treadmill wind cart. In February 2007, MAKE’s project editor, Paul Spinrad, emailed me...
11/04/2010
Blackbird wind cart. Photo: Steve Morris Introduction By Mark Frauenfelder In 2007, MAKE projects editor Paul Spinrad sent me a...
10/26/2010
The U.S. space program that I grew up with is gone. Yet our fascination with space is not.
07/27/2010
Time to get serious about that long-overdue MAKEcation.
04/29/2010
Looking for detailed photos of the Make: Electronics Components Pack 2? You're in luck! John Park uploaded this lovely set...
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