If you’ve ever used the ‘toner transfer’ method for making printed circuit boards, you may be familiar with the sore wrist/arms associated with prolonged pressured ironing. It seems using a lamination machine and magazine paper might alleviate the ironing portion of the process. (of course you could always try using a hotter iron first) Lamination […]
I love all of the beginner electronics kits, components, and building systems that cottage industrialists are developing. Here’s an early prototype page for a component system being devised by Media Lab grad and Eyebeam-er Ayah Bdeir and NY interaction designer Jeff Hoefs. The project is sponsored by SmartDesign. I love the use of magnets to […]
No substitute for a professional oscilloscope by far – but still could be a fun project to have a go at – probably the best advantage is its very small size and the fact that it can run off the power supply of the circuit being tested. Although it has a low frequency range, it […]
Evan sent in this classic hack for turning a television into an oscilloscope-esque wave visualization device. Caution – this project is strictly for those with experience working with mains supplies and properly discharging the voltage stored in television electronics! I’ve personally had successful results with small portable battery-operated TVs. – Censtron Wave Vessel
Today we welcome the BlinkM programmable RGB LED into the Maker Shed! Have you wanted an LED that can fade from deep red to bright purple? Flash like a police light? Turn on with the subtle fade of an incandescent bulb? Flicker like a candle? That’s BlinkM. We’ve attached an ultra bright wide-angle RGB LED […]
Flower electronics produces simple and trustworthy synthesizer instruments. Currently offering 2 items – Battery Powered Noise Generator, and the Little Boy Blue Standard. You may notice there’s not a single LED on the Boy Blue, which makes for crazy-long battery life – but also a uniquely understated look. The 12 patch-jacks alone are enough to […]
Lenore shares a clever tip from the vaults of evil mad science – What can you do with old wire-wrap sockets? Turn them into frogs. Flower frogs, that is, which are used for holding flower stems at a particular angle without the support of a vase edge to lean on. Lovely, conservational, charming even – […]
