Spider Loafers
Want to combine your love of creepy crawlers with your adoration of fashion? Or just want to make your loafers a bit cuter? You can re-vamp them into a cool printed shoe following this tutorial by Trinkets in Bloom.
DIY Projects
Turn Old Netbooks Into Animated Car Taillights
Jason Torchinsky had this “admittedly goofy idea” about turning an old netbook into a highly customized taillight. He’s sketched up the basic plan, and is now daring one of you to go through with it! He says that animated taillight units cost from $100 – $500, so why not go whole hog by “leveraging […]
Make the Scariest Pumpkin Ever
This classic project from MAKE alum Mark de Vinck is a great last minute project that will scare the candy out of any unsuspecting trick-or-treater. It’s a relatively simple build that can probably be pieced together with items you have laying in your junk pile or picked with a quick trip to RadioShack and the auto parts store.
In the Maker Shed: Getting Started with Arduino Kit
Are you interested in learning more about Arduino but don’t know where to begin? Check out the Getting Started with Arduino Kit available in the Maker Shed!
Automated Tea Timer
This simple mechanism lifts the teabag out of the cup at exactly the right moment.
Weekend Projects – Repeat After Me: A Mintronics Memory Game
Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at
http://makeprojects.com/Project/Repeat-After-Me-A-Mintronics-Memory-Game/1933/1
Combine a MintDuino and Mintronics Survival Pack into a fun memory game reminiscent of Simon and Pocket Repeat from years past. This project will have you build an Arduino clone, program it, and hook it up to a 4-switch game to test your mind’s memory and dexterity. Challenge yourself or a friend to see who can Repeat After Me!
PunkinBot – The CNC Pumpkin Carving Machine
Why carve a pumpkin when you can build a machine to do it for you? Using an EMSL Egg-Bot for inspiration, the VanDiepenbos family scaled it up in order to make a pumpkin carving robot called the punkinBoT. This is a video of their machine’s first cut at Maker Faire Detroit. It’s a bit wobbly, […]
