Realta writes – “Do you want to play the conga drum and are held back because of the stiff introductory purchase price attached to a commercially made “professional” conga? If you can build a bird house then you can make a conga drum–satisfaction guaranteed.” [via] Link. Related: Home-Made Cajon – Link. History of the Cajon […]
Senseless writes – “I was wondering if I could heat the water in my swimming pool using the heat in the house’s attic and I started messing about with a large heatsink. The water for my hotwater heater has to pass through it and picks up free calories which saves on the power bill quite […]
MAKE Flickr photo member Vrogy has some photos of the robot he’s building (CAD and actual photos). I can’t wait to see this in action! – “12-pound or hobbyweight combat robot built for Battle at the Beach. The weapon is supported by a shoulder bolt and a milled/lathed bearing carrier, which is in turn bolted […]
Iced venti Deoxyribonucleics, News from the Future – “Behind the coffee bar…employees swab the mouths of clients and the people they want to check for a possible DNA link. The samples are sent to a lab in Texas, and results come back within a week.” – [via] Link. Related: DNA hacking, art from DNA, kits […]
Slowly over the next few months I hope to scan in this wonderful book from Popular Science Publishing Co. (1937) The Amateur Craftsman’s Cyclopedia of Things to Make without destroying the original. You can find this old book on eBay once and awhile (I did) – it’s a time machine, filled with things like how […]
Every day I like my Nintendo DS more – control your PC with the DS! – [via] Link. Here’s how to do it, PointyRemote a “VNC” like app – Link. Related: More makery and hackery with the DS – Link.
Ok virtual Makers, here’s a new SLurl to see where we are at in Second Life as well as a quick link to teleport there – anyone on a Mac, PC or Linux box can visit and check our space. Also, check out the land next to MAKE virtual – the Second Life Hacks sandbox, […]
