Turn a smartphone into a signal generator for less than $15!
Chainmail (or mail or maille) refers to armor that made from metal rings that are joined together in a pattern to form a protective mesh. Historically this kind of armor was used to protect soldiers on the battlefield from slashing and stabbing injuries.
Build build this mini analog sound-effects circuit from scratch!
The Internet of Things (IoT) is essentially the internet we already have, but now it’s not just humans using it — all kinds of devices are using it too. Here's how to connect your fridge to a free IoT data service so it logs every door opening and even tweets when you're holding it open too long searching for midnight munchies! Another cool Internet of Things project from MAKE contributors Tod Kurt and Mike Kuniavsky.
Build a digital guardian for your favorite plants! Using an Arduino and a few inexpensive sensors, you can keep your plants extremely happy with the proper amount of moisture, warmth, and light.
Make your own mini Farnsworth communicator, from the SyFy TV show Warehouse 13. There are many examples of replicas for the Farnsworth by movie FX hobbyists that require machine shop tools or laser cutters to make. This miniature version of the Farnsworth is cheap, and fairly easy to build.
I decided the best way to make a cost effective alien spacecraft would be to appropriate parts and shapes instead of sculpting or 3D printing them.
A tripod is usually the best way to take a steady picture.
Make a strong, elegant table in just one evening and learn a new woodworking trick while you're at it: cutting tapers with a simple taper jig for your table saw.
The ever-growing variety of 3D printing filaments is amazing — we can now print in strong, flexible, glowing, and dissolvable plastics — but sometimes plastic isn’t the right material for the job. Sometimes, you just need metal!
Although the big boys in the industrial world can directly 3D print metal parts with laser sintering machines, this technology hasn’t yet reached consumers. However, you can make your own metal parts at home with the help of your 3D printer and these easy-to-learn metal casting techniques.
The PiLarm is a an all-in-one alarm system that uses a Raspberry Pi, motion sensor, and camera. Pictures of intruders are tweeted and emailed before the revolving light, siren, and computer voice warn the intruder away.
Continuing the tradition of homemade resonator guitars, follow along as we build a License Plate Guitar. A discarded vehicle's license plate will serve as our metal resonator top. This will be mounted atop a soundbox custom-fitted for the license plate, and the build completed with a hand-wound pickup, bridge, nut, and neck. The electronics are simple, the woodworking is fun, and the project sounds great!