We’re excited to learn of the release of this free, 104-page PDF book dedicated to physical computing via soft circuits, or “softwear.” The book starts with a basic intro to the hardware and software involved, goes into basic projects, such as button and soft switches, and then delves deeper into what can be done with […]
How-To: Make a Cat Toy By Bernadette Noll and Kathie Sever Future Craft Collective We’re staying at Grandma’s house for a few weeks this summer. Lots of swimming and card games and board games and croquet and lots of totally unstructured free time too. Grandma doesn’t have a regular craft room but we do have […]
A follow up to our Kangaroo Kindle how-to, Amazon’s CEO says sorry for deleting the 1984 books (and others) – This is an apology for the way we previously handled illegally sold copies of 1984 and other novels on Kindle. Our “solution” to the problem was stupid, thoughtless, and painfully out of line with our […]
I’m very much digging these classic visual effects created by animation pioneer John Whitney using parts from an anti-aircraft gunsight. YouTuber crystalsculpture2 gives more info – John Whitney’s demo reel of work created with his analog computer/film camera magic machine he built from a WWII anti-aircraft gun sight. Also Whitney and the techniques he developed […]
DuhBe offers a great little tutorial on how to make these realistic-looking fabric roses in 5 easy steps. The method involves making strips of fabric, and then clipping and melting the edges over a flame. Love that she has this on her post: “Rather than keep all my secrets to myself, I want to share […]
Enter the plugged-in world of Tim Kaiser, a maker who fashions experimental musical instruments from scavenged objects. In the Workshop John Park assembles a portable trebuchet from plastic plumbing pipe, and circuit bender Bianca Pettis demystifies the art of soldering. The Maker Channel presents a Smash Bat that snaps moment-of-impact photos, a drum synthesizer played […]
Carlos found this little safe in the trash. It’s got stuff locked away inside. He wants in, but doesn’t want to destroy the safe. So he created a Pololu Micro Serial Servo Controller-powered, servo-controlled, robot safe-cracker, house in an old PC power supply. The results? So far: safe: 1, bot-cracker: 0. Turns out, the servo […]
