During my six-odd years as a graduate organic chemist, probably the cheapest, most powerful, and most commonly used analytical laboratory technique in my bag of tricks was thin-layer chromatography. Explaining chromatography theory is a big job, but the idea boils down pretty well to this: chromatography is the art of taking a complex mixture with […]
Instructables user wolfsshade used hardware store parts to make this homemade ripstik (a center-swiveling skateboard). Looks nice, like more of a skateboard than futuristic hovercraft.
Make: Repairs is a periodic column written by Kyle Wiens and the fine folks at iFixit.com. As you probably know, iFixit is the go-to source for Apple-related do-it-yourself repair info and parts and for gadget first-looks and teardowns. Kyle, Luke, and company are in a unique position to know what the common complaints and sticky-points […]
[Photo from Feurig on Flickr] [Image from Feurig on Flickr] Photo from Feurig on Flickr Looks like we’ve got a nice BassMod project coming up in the MAKE Flickr pool. Stay tuned for more! Update 5-18-09 Donald writes in: There are two pieces to the current project. The first is to replace all of my […]
[Photo from 4volt.com] Over the past few months I’ve been watching the amazing and festive work of Jeremy at 4volt.com. Today’s find was a diy laser cut caliper. Here are plans for a simple caliper, handy to have around the shop for measuring thickness and diameters. Anytime I can build something that helps me build […]
[Photo from Connors934 on Flickr] The other night I noticed Jimmie’s camera amidst the rubble of a circuit bending melee. It stood out for how intentionally ugly it was. He said that it was done in preparation for a trip overseas, where he wanted to make sure he kept his camera. After taping it up […]
This is a well executed project and fun, poignant art piece: the Sigh Collector by Michael Kontopoulos. He writes: These are instructions for building a home monitoring system that measures and ‘collects’ sighs. The result is a physical visualization of the amount of sighing, for personal use in a domestic environment. The project is in […]
