Gakken cup phonograph and vacuum tube radio kits…
Here are a couple fun kits to check out… Gakken Cup Phonograph Kit in Edison Style – Link. Vacuum Tube Radio kit – Link.
Month: June 2006
Homemade metal spinning lathe
Bruce writes – “I guess I could have gone out and bought a commercial wood-lathe and used that for metal spinning but I have had an old budget-priced drill press sitting here for a couple of years and I really wanted to put (at least parts of) it to good use. So, I scrounged the […]
HOW TO – Build a $75 Electric Wheel
Mister Joshua writes – “This is a heavy-duty potters wheel, for people who want something more hardcore than the chocolate spinner. You can find kick wheel plans here…” – Link.
Squeezebox caller ID
Ben writes – “I’ve now got my music collection ripped onto a server PC. A new problem then became apparent: when the phone rang, I had to find (a) the remote for the Squeezebox to pause it, and then (b) the phone to read the incoming number and see who’s calling. When making a call, […]
The Maker’s ultimate tools – congrats Nik!
Nik Schulz, one of our founding art contributors for MAKE was selected for this year’s American Illustration awards — here are the ones from MAKE! Congrats Nik! – Photos, The Maker’s Ultimate Tools (digital edition).
The Hencho
MAKE Flickr photo pool member TheThompsonFive modded another bicycle (this one was tossed in a river) – it now has an extended fork, small front wheel and above the shoulder handlebars – Link. So, we’ve had a few days of posting workshop and workbench photos, join the MAKE group if you have a modded bicycle […]
T-Class DIY amps
ZapWizard writes in regarding the mint tin amp – “www.41hz.com has some better versions of the t-class amps in DIY kits. I used two as amps for my Car PC, very compact…I have to say, for $25 it puts out some awsome sound! Takes a few hours to put together though. You have to wind […]
