Adjustable RGB light saber
MAKE subscriber George wrote in to share his RGB light saber, an open source project that mounts a controllable LED array in a light saber hilt, letting you change its color with a potentiometer.
DIY Projects
Dice projects
Dearest readers, gaming enthusiasts, and dice aficionados, I present to you a roundup of our favorite dice projects here on Make: Online! Photo above by PT from the NYC Toy Fair 2008. Polycube Puzzles from Dice Letterpress prints using dice as “type” LED Dice kit in the Maker Shed How-To: D12 and D20 Dice Purses […]
How-To: Embossed metal box from beverage can
Mangetout shows us how to transform a soda/drink can into a cool embossed box. One of his pro tips is to sand the can before you open it and drink the contents.
How-To: Security camera lamp
Neat, here’s how to turn a security camera dummy into a lamp.
Sofa suit
Nice costume! Sofa suit by D00M99, Ducky Boy, and Geoffrito. More: Wooly Suits from Sweaters Archisuit Glacier Embrace
Bundt Cake of Barad-Dur
Behold, the lidless eye of Sauron, in cupcake form atop the Dark Tower of Barad-dur. Instructables user RavingMadStudios made this Lord of the Rings cake for his kid’s birthday! More: Lord of the Rings papercraft Thorax cake Rubik’s Cube Cake(s) Automatic cake decorator Cockroach cake Cake art
Make a deluxe copper marshmallow shooter
You are probably already familiar with the PVC pipe marshmallow shooter, a classic, fun weekend project. Maybe you already have one. Next time you show up for some gooey, air-powered confectionary warfare, why not come packing some classy heat — the Deluxe Copper Mini Marshmallow Shooter Mk. II!
You’ll build it from lengths of copper pipe and standard fittings. The Dremel Multi-Max will cut your ½” dia. pipe to length with ease, so no more laboring over a hacksaw. Finally, you’ll need some basic pipe soldering skills to put it all together.
