DIY Projects

How-To: Suitcase light box

How-To: Suitcase light box

Instructables user bigtreehouse writes: The goal was to make a light box for my students to use that didn’t cost me an arm and a leg. Went to the second-hand store and found a florescent light… ($4.99 with 50% off) then noticed a suitcase/briefcase ($3.99 with 50% off). I got them both and started thinking […]

Instructables LED contest

Instructables LED contest

Instructables is having another “Get the LED Out” contest, this time sponsored by Monkeylectric: LEDs are some of the best things ever. They provide colorful light, barely use any power, and are easy to learn how to use. We love them and would love to see what cool projects you can make using them. So […]

Lunetta CMOS synth

Stanley Lunetta’s CMOS-based instrument designs have earned a strong following among the synth-diy crowd – and for good reason. The circuits can be relatively simple and the resulting sounds quite interesting. Bchris1776 shares details about his above-seen super-patchable unit – This Lunetta is built primarily from 4000 series CMOS integrated circuits with inputs and outputs […]

How-To: Acrylic laptop stand

How-To: Acrylic laptop stand

Randy over at Instructables made this handy and simple laptop stand by bending some acrylic. He cut the attractive and heat-dissipating holes with a laser cutter, which you could do by sending it off to Ponoko, or cut them out by hand with a hole saw or Forstner bit. This simple project gives me lots […]