Sarah McNeil Diorama
Sarah McNeil made this awesome diorama of a carousel on fire for the cover of a magazine (photo assistance by Tim Anderson). Check out her photostream for other great projects. via Meet Me at Mikes.
Month: July 2008
Make a record player out of LEGO
A paper cup, a sewing needle, and a simple LEGO Mindstorms robot make for a nice little record player. This might be a fun project to work on with the kids this 4th of July weekend. You know they’ve been wondering about the boxes of vinyl frisbees in the basement. Aside from anything else they […]
What MAKEs America great – Happy 4th of July from MAKE
I asked the authors of the MAKE blog what they thought made America great for this 4th of July holiday, here’s what they has to say (and please post yours in the comments, I’ll pick a few and send you out something awesome from the Maker Shed Store!). Marc – What makes America great? One […]
Build a custom volume pedal for your synth
This hack shows how to build a custom volume pedal for various synthesizers out of a discarded electric organ called a Baldwin Model 5. The organ in question was built before potentiometers had been invented so the maker added the necessary ingredient to make his pedal work. Lots more info at the link below. Swell […]
Robotic arm will Digg stories around the clock
Apparently the Japanese man who developed this robotic arm that uses a mouse and keyboard to anonymously send stories to Digg 24 hours a day was arrested by police in Nagasaki. As you can see by the video, there’s a lot of tech involved to do this, while doing it in software couldn’t possibly be […]
REMINDER: Durham NC Area Makers invited to the TechShop Durham pre-opening celebration party on July 12, 2008
Durham NC Area Makers are invited to the TechShop Durham pre-opening celebration party on July 12, 2008… Jim Newton (founder of TechShop) wants to let all the makers and TechShop fans in the Durham area that he and Scott Saxon, the TechShop Durham partner, have secured the building for TechShop Durham! Jim and Scott invite […]
Durham NC Area Makers invited to the TechShop Durham pre-opening celebration party on July 12, 2008
Durham NC Area Makers are invited to the TechShop Durham pre-opening celebration party on July 12, 2008… Jim Newton (founder of TechShop) wants to let all the makers and TechShop fans in the Durham area that he and Scott Saxon, the TechShop Durham partner, have secured the building for TechShop Durham! Jim and Scott invite […]