Here’s this week’s Week in Tools from our pal Chuck at ToolMonger (I got busy with Swap-o-rama-rama, so we’re posting this now!) – “This week we looked at Dremel’s new EZ-Lock cam/mandrel system for cutting and polishing wheels. (I’d bet I can count the number of Makers who don’t own a Dremel tool on one […]
Here’s how to mod your Sony DW-D150A SuperDrive drive (actually a NEC 4570) on a Mac Pro so it burns CD-Rs faster, adds DVD-RAM support, AND region-free DVD playing… [via] – Link.
Wow, check out this awesome DIY UFO… – “The frame is a 2 ft dia. carboard cylinder 2.5 ft high with a 8 ft dia. PVC pipe ring suspended around it by picture handing wire. For easy storage, we cut the 25ft long PVC pipe into 5 sections and used PVC connectors to press fit […]
One of my favorite makers, Todbot is doing a “Spooky Projects” class held at the Machine Project… He writes, – “Yesterday was the first of the four classes that comprise the Spooky Projects – Introduction to Microcontrollers with Arduino. Click that link to read the class notes and see some of the links mentioned.” [via] […]
Orange you glad that these sculptures are made from oranges? – Link. Related: Maker made art on MAKE – Link. Orange juice battery – Link.
MAKE pal Rob writes – “Ran across this while looking for something else- it’s from a 1937 Popular Science article on fun with luminous chemistry. Basically, the idea is that one funnel has a solution of luminol and sodium hydroxide in water, and the other funnel has a solution of pottasium ferricyanide and hydrogen peroxide […]
Ever wonder how the iPods at the Apple store play the video demos over and over? Easy, make a folder called “Demo Mode”, drop a movie called demo in it and you’re pretty much done. Handy for a mini kiosk… Thanks Asthmatic! – Link. Related: iPod hacks, mods and more – Link & archive. Mod […]
