Super easy starter kite
Intoon writes “Make a kite out of household stuff! A really easy and small kite that kids will love to play with. It doesn’t fly high or far, but it dances around in a good bit of wind.” – Link.
DIY Projects
HOW TO – Increasing the iTrip’s range
Here’s a quick and easy way to increase the range of the latest Griffin iTrip – Link. Previous iTrip projects, hacks and mods… iTrip install on a Mac Mini… – Link. HOW TO – Hacking the iTrip LCD – Link. iTrip nano add on mod – Link. What happens when an iTrip and a PSP […]
2 fun new things in the MAKE: Store
The MAKE store just added a couple fun items — MiniPOV v2 Kit – Inexpensive Persistence of Vision A second generation of original MiniPOV, Adafruit Industries upgraded this toy to make it easier for people to build: no microcontroller-programming device is needed, and the source code is in C not assembly. And it includes high […]
Make a “correct change” wallet
RTourn writes – “Some people carry change purse with them where ever they go, but you won’t use most of those coins. Why carry coins that you won t use? So what is the fewest number of coins you can carry that allows you to produce any exact change? And then find an inexpensive way […]
Einstein’s Amplifier
Now, just like Homebrew author Tyler Rourke, you can try your hand at building “Einstein’s Amplifier.” Take a look at this copy of the original hand-drawn schematic of the amp that Jack Rosenberg built for Albert Einstein’s 70th birthday back in 1949, as featured in MAKE 06. Happy making! – Link. MAKE 06 – Page […]
Excessive Belkin router cooling
Glynne writes – “A few months ago I purchase a nice shiny Belkin F5D72304 Router so I could play my MP3’s (loudly/wirelessly) in the backyard to compete with the square waved distortion emenating from next door. Anyway… The router had a nasty habit of not routing (This is a bad thing) after about an hour […]
HOW TO – Make unicycle snow chains
Ben writes “I’ve been riding my bicycle to school every day this year but then the snow came… A racing bike just didn’t cut it. It was time to throw the snow chains back on the unicycle. I first made the chains a few years ago and have since seen similar pictures online. Surprisingly, it […]