Concept = Bling binary LED watch
Todd Bailey has made the coolest watch ever, it’s a clear binary LED watch, all on a rainbow ribbon cable – PDF Link. Related: HOW TO – Make a binary watch – The 01//atch – Link.
Month: May 2006
Walkman guitar distortion pedal
Johan made a guitar distortion pedal from an old walkman, there are not a ton of details, but looks like it would be fun to build – “..I’ve taken a walkman and converted it to a guitar distortion pedal. This was pretty easy actually, and I got the idea from the net and I wanted […]
Make a shade tarp
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Franionmuncher writes – “This is how we made a highly wind resistant shade tarp for a reasonable amount of money. Total cost about $130. Most of that is due to the SUPER heavy duty tarp we bought. (Almost $90) I didn’t include dimensions, because the plan could be adapted for […]
WMD – PC case
Peter writes – “…the aim of this project was to build a completely custom-built computer case, out of stainless steel, that would look like the sort of atomic bomb that one sees in spy movies or on TV shows like 24. I tried not to base the design on any real or fictional bomb, but […]
Geometric whirlpools
Here’s a bit about making symmetrical holes in water, these appear in nature and through a clever (but simple) experiment, geometric shapes were reproduced in spinning buckets of water – [via] – Link.
Craftsman drill hack…
Corey writes – “This weekend I spent a lot of time working on my MAME cabinet. In the control panel, each button and joystick needed a 1 1/8″ hole drilled. This meant 20 holes in my configuration. With my handy Craftsman battery powered drill and 2 fully charged batteries I went to work. I was […]
How-To: Polaroid Transfers
Shawn writes – “This is the best Polaroid Transfer tutorial I’ve seen online– nice photos and clearly written instructions. This is a perfect technique for spicing up your own photos or having fun with found slides. Polaroid transfers have a unique visual style that is a little ghostly, a little impressionistic, and often very moody. […]