How-To: Save a wet cell phone
The folks over at Geek Squad produced this helpful infographic describing a rescue method that might help save your phone if you accidentally dunk it in water.
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How-To: Buy sustainably-managed lumber
I haven’t verified that last bit for myself, but I did spend a long time googling around yesterday afternoon and satisfied myself that these FSC folks are on the level. That’s their “tree with a check mark” seal in the photo, above. Now I know what to look for. And so do you. [Thanks, Hank!]
How-To: Document folders from keyboard circuit sheets
Instructables user zieak upcycled some discarded keyboard circuit sheets into this attractively geeky document folder for his wife.
Building a spot welder from a battery charger
Josh at imsolidstate came across an extra battery charger, so he decided to turn it into a spot welder.
Blue barrel Frisbee golf target
Is there anything you can’t build with an old blue barrel? Instructables user Kentucky-bum made this Frisbee golf target. More: Recycled barrel chair Weekend Project: Barrel Water Collector
How-To: Position-sensitive MIDI drum pad
The SynPad uses four corner-mounted piezo sensors to determine the pressure and relative location of a given hit. The project can easily be made on the cheap, and turns out a pretty sophisticated Arduino-based MIDI percussion controller. Gang1ion shares the relevant steps and source code for making one yourself. [via Matrixsynth] In the Maker Shed: […]
Intern’s Corner: How to photograph your DIY project
Every other week, MAKE’s awesome interns tell about the projects they’re building in the Make: Labs, the trouble they’ve gotten into, and what they’ll make next. Part 1. Setting up a background for your project. By Ed Troxell, photo intern As a DIYer, you share your projects to show off your expertise and to help […]