MAKE Instructable group member J_Hodgie has some good tips on making a mini Jack-o-Lantern using a stencil and an exacto knife… – Link. While you’re at it – don’t forget, we have a “Hack-o-Lantern contest” – Decorate a pumpkin in any way you see fit, or unfit. It’s that easy. Then upload your photos to […]
If you’re reading MAKE’s Halloween coverage and still trying to figure out what costume to roll in with on Halloween, here are the “World’s worst” – I’m not saying these are bad, in fact many of them would be great re-MAKEs… [via] – Link. My favorites are Easy Reader from the Electric Company (Morgan Freeman). […]
Nice collection of “LEGO Abominations” – “These gender-bender bricks let you change the polarity of LEGO sculptures. These were made by carefully attaching pairs of bricks after wetting their interfaces with acetone.” – Link. Also check out – “The “X-Ray brick” is a fully functional but inside-out Lego brick – It was made by attaching […]
Wow, this looks like a pretty good kit to get started with AVR microcontrollers… – Designed for working professionals, students and product development companies E-Learning Tutorial and Book is provided along with this kit. As you start working with this, you will never feel to attend any trainings beacuse it is simple to use and […]
Kitchen gadgets are a lot of fun – mostly because they aim to solve an extremely specific “problem” and a little bizarre all at once, like this one – a one click butter cutter, over 60 prototypes and 5 years in the making (that’s a lot of butter!)… [via] – Link. Goes great with the […]
Earl Boysen was kind enough to arrange for our MAKE blog readers to get this special Halloween how-to “called Scary Pumpkins” from the book he co-authored Electronics Projects For Dummies – The Scary Pumpkins sense visitors when they walk between them using an infrared beam. The pumpkins then greet the vistors with a spooky message […]
A MAKE reader writes in with these super slick recycled-remade car seats by designer Dionysios Skalos in Athens – “RE-sit .The idea is to recycle and reuse car seats as chairs,armchairs and sofas in a living space.All body frames are made of the same aluminium profile.These high quality seats are fitted with several motorized adjustments […]
