From the MAKE Flickr pool Ranjit makes the best of a not-so-awesome situation. After receiving his newly purchased tine piano, and noticing the heavy shipping damages. He wired the remaining musical skeleton for automation, seen above performing Philip Glass’s “Modern Love Waltz”. Very cool – and created as part of NYCR’sAwesome August!
This quick and dirty improvised iPhone flash/video light from Andreas Ødegård consists of a 3V battery and a high intensity Cree emitter.
All photo by Ed Troxell There are good days and bad days here at the MAKE offices. Mostly good, although sometimes the days can be long and very, very busy — like 2 days before the next issue goes to the printer or a week before Maker Faire. The day Captain Yo came to visit […]
In response to my post earlier today about the Phoenix hacker space, Bob Ward wanted you all to know about Arch Reactor, a similar group in St. Louis. He writes: We’re calling ourselves Arch Reactor and we’re going to be holding our first open house Wednesday August 19 at 6:00pm at our temporary space. We’re […]
Congratulations to Hannah from Kansas City, MO, Jennifer from Toronto, Canada, and Sylvie from Sutrieu, France for each winning a copy of the new book The Alchemy of Color Knitting by Gina Wilde in our CRAFT giveaway. Thanks to everyone who entered!
Ask MAKE is a weekly column where we answer reader questions, like yours. Write them in to becky@makezine.com or drop us a line on Twitter. We can’t wait to tackle your conundrums! Louis writes: I’ve seen the term “voltage divider” used a lot lately. What exactly is a voltage divider, and what is it used […]
I try to set aside a little time each week to build cigar box guitars. They are easy to make and they sound really good. The best place to learn about making cigar box guitars is at Cigar Box Nation, where makers post photos, videos, and plans of their musical creations. Here, you’ll encounter hundreds […]
