Launch potato projectiles 200+ yards with this stun-gun triggered, high-powered potato cannon with see-thru action. Thanks go to William Gurstelle for the original article in MAKE, Volume 03. View the PDF of this project. and then subscribe to MAKE Magazine for other great projects you can do over the weekend.
Build your own 3-string, electrified cigar box guitar and make some sweet sounds. Thanks go to Ed Vogel for the original article in MAKE, Volume 04. To download The Cigar Box Guitar MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Cigar Box Guitar article in MAKE, Volume 04 “Cigar Box Guitar” and […]
Build your own 3-string, electrified cigar box guitar and make some sweet sounds. Thanks go to Ed Vogel for the original article in MAKE, Volume 04. View the PDF of this project. and then subscribe to MAKE Magazine for other great projects you can do over the weekend.
I have an extensive cassette tape collection (Chicago house music) so naturally I was stoked to see that Designboom featured the awesome typography of Turkish designer Ersinhan Ersin. Ersin made all the letters and designs from deconstructed cassette tapes, and aptly calls it Tapeography. More pics on Ersin’s Behance Network page. Here’s hoping no good mixes were harmed in the making of his creation.
My husband and I have battled continuously for years about whether scraping the mold off the top of — well, anything — makes it OK to eat, or if once a spot of green invades the top of a barely used jar of jam we’ve got to call it a loss and toss it out. […]
I’m a big fan of vintage knitting and have a few books and patterns myself in my collection. It’s always hard though to figure out how to knit the pieces for correct sizing in today’s terms. Vintage Baby Knits author, Kristen Rengren is here to help! Check out her in-depth 10 part knitting vintage tutorial […]
Keith has a nice write-up explaining the design of his constant current LED driver circuit. When lighting a large number of LEDs, this design is preferable to just using a current-limiting resistor because it supplies the same amount of current regardless of how many or few lights are connected to it, helping to protect against […]
