Visit the Circuit Castle at World Maker Faire This Weekend
Maker Rachel Hellenga is bringing her cardboard Circuit Castle to World Maker Faire NY this weekend.
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Beginner Electronics Project: The TapeTricity Card
The TapeTricity Card is a great first electronics project for kids. It’s quick, cheap, easy, and fun to make. Not only does it teach how to make a simple circuit, but it engages the maker’s creativity. You can make one for about 25 cents in materials.
How-To: Print Circuit Layouts on Perfboard
Learn how to easily transfer a design onto perfboard to create a professional looking and easy to follow circuit layout. You need little more than your circuit design, a laser printer, and an iron.
Learn a New Skill in the New Year – Getting Started with Soldering
Soldering is one of the the most useful skills in a maker’s arsenal. If you’re looking to learn to solder or perhaps brush up on your skills, consider checking out our Getting Started with Soldering Kit in the Maker Shed. It has just about everything you need to get soldering all in one box.
Weekend Projects – MonoBox Powered Speaker
Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at
http://makeprojects.com/Project/MonoBox+Powered+Speaker/2396/1
Learn the basics of audio amplification with a portable powered speaker that you build yourself. With some light soldering and clear step-by-step instructions, you will first wire up a simple amplifier circuit using a popular IC. Then, outfit an enclosure with the speaker you want, and design the enclosure to suit your style. Lastly, plug in your MP3 player or any 1/8″ line-in source and rock out!
Jeri Talks Bridge Oscillators and Flip-Flops
MAKE Hero of the Year, Jeri Ellsworth is back making instructional videos again. Here she is explaining a Wien bridge oscillator and how a dynamic flip-flop circuit works.
Glockentar: Epic Instrument Mashup
What happens when you want to play two instruments at the same time, but only have two hands? You let electronics do the work for you, of course.
