A cool Phil Collins style drum roll, coming to a mousepad near you! This selfmade drum trigger pad I made in about 15 minutes for testing Alesis D4 drum module. It consist of synthetic leather (better use mousepad) glued on one side of tin sheet and piezo glued on the other. All this is glued […]
I visited the computer museum at RE/PC recently and took a walk down memory lane. Since I played “Wizardry” for about three years from the age of 10-12, old computers make me feel all soft, fuzzy, and nostalgic. What old computers do you have fond memories of? Photoset link.
I have always wanted to try this! 1. Get a pickle. 2. Jam electrical wires into opposite ends of said pickle. 3. Plug wires into AC socket. Notice, “Plug in…” comes LAST! Keep in mind, you are dealing with LIVE AC! Use common sense and all possible caution! I grabbed ahold of one of the […]
I like that these come in a little zip lock baggy. I wonder if the cardboard boxes actually enhance the sound and work as a bass box or just make them more stackable? [Via] – Link
Think of the crafty things you could make out of beeswax! Honey is a bonus! Here is a cool 4-H Basic Beekeeping manual pdf. – Link Update: Here’s another cool Beekeeping overview – Link Something from the comments – Link
I want a tractor that goes 60 mph like this one! Winning pulling contests, drawing wagons, skidding logs, raking hay, pushing a snowplow: You name it and Bill Whitaker’s do-it-yourself tractor does it. And the machine only cost $200 to build. And I’m wondering if that gives you any ideas? – Link Something from the […]
There’s some new photos up on flickr (and in the MAKE and CRAFT flickr pools) showing the building process of Institute for Figuring exhibit, “The Business Card Menger Sponge” by Dr. Jeannine Mosely which is now on display at Machine Project (1200 D North Alvarado) in Los Angeles from August 26 – September 24, 2006 […]
