Month: September 2006

Royer’s “One Man Band”

Royer’s “One Man Band”

Eric writes – “I invented and built the first Guitar Machine in Tucson in 1994 and since then have built three more versions, each time making it more playable and more portable (for playing on the street, in subways, etc…). The machine, often compared to a Rube Goldberg sculpture, consists of an acoustic guitar, a […]

HOW TO – Canon EOS remote

HOW TO – Canon EOS remote

Samer writes – “I made a remote for my new Canon Digital Rebel XT/350D. It’s a wired remote, cost about $10 in parts, and works pretty well. A friend did the soldering, cause my skills are lacking in that department. The plans are from Camera Hacker, and I ordered the electronics from All Electronics (cheaper […]

HOW TO – Magno-Sniffer (Magnetic sniffer probe whistler thing using a hall effect sensor)

HOW TO – Magno-Sniffer (Magnetic sniffer probe whistler thing using a hall effect sensor)

Here’s a cool entry for the Instructables magnet contest, Pronteon writes – “Working with magnets and want a fast way to tell their NORTHs from their SOUTHs? Want to get an idea of their field shapes? Like making weeeeeeeooooooeeeeeeoooo noises? Build a Magno-Sniffer using a hall effect sensor, 555 oscillator circuit, piezo speaker, tongue depressor, […]

Hyperbolic Ring

Lindsay, who likes “sciences and making art”, added these pictures of her new creation, the hyperbolic ring to the CRAFT flickr pool. I asked Lindsay just what was her inspiration in creating this. Here’s what she said: “A couple of weeks ago I saw the crocheted coral reef featured on Design Sponge, so I spent […]

Liquid sculpture and water art

Liquid sculpture and water art

Spluch writes – “Martin Waugh creates art out of drops of water through the use of high-speed photography. By varying the size, speed and position of drops, as well as the color, viscosity, and surface tension, a panorama of color, movement and intrigue is created.” – Link. Related: High speed photography – water figures – […]