Lotek airbrush
Funky-fine airbrush that you power by blowing into it. Airbrush – Link
Month: February 2008
Sailcloth Shower Curtain
Kalina Wilson recently sewed up this nautical-themed shower curtain from a decomissioned mainsail. The results are cute and super-sturdy. Link.
AVR Sound Effects Processor
Searching through the forums @ AVRFreaks turned up this project devised by two Cornell students back in 2003 – For this endeavour, we first built an input stage that will amplify the input signal, as well as bias it to 2.5V (since the ADC can only sample positive signals). The ADC (MAX1111) is controlled by […]
Paper Water Lily Tutorial
Ansley at Bleu Arts has a tutorial on how to make a water lily from colored tissue paper. Link.
The tiniest deadbug proto
From the MAKE Flickr pool Member Macetech took on the challenge of soldering this teeny-tiny 3mm QFN-16 SMD chip. Those are 30AWG wires in the pic and the chip is an Allegro A6281 3-LED PWM driver. Macetech does mention, “Note: this prototyping method is really not recommended for anyone with common sense.” Agreed! –Link Related: […]
Custom-Made Jeans by Trapperjane
If you’ve ever been frustrated with trying to find a pair of jeans that fit, you may want to check out Trapperjane’s shop. Give her your measurements and $140 and she’ll create a pair of handmade custom jeans just for you–which seem so worth it, as these are sure to become your new favorite pair. […]
Low frequency percussion mic
From the MAKE Flickr pool Member Aud1073cH writes – My DIY low frequency speaker microphone, inspired by the Yamaha Subkick. I feel this one is much better with a dual coil woofer allowing for coil selection, damping, and input modes. Also has its own DI circuit for use as a DI and speaker, and a […]