I’ve been lucky to have been able to work with Matt Richardson on our newest Make Books title: Getting Started With Raspberry Pi. The book is now available in Early Release form, and the finished book will be out for Christmas. This concise beginners tutorial is in the same style and format as our popular […]
Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at
http://makeprojects.com/Project/Monkey-Couch-Guardian/2232/1
Combine an Arduino with a proximity sensor, and make an obnoxious device to discourage cats and other fur-shedding pets from jumping on beds and couches. This project will also introduce you to the SPDT relay, a fundamental component of hobbyist electronics projects.
Week 6, Maker Monday at Maker Camp. Jimmy DiResta shows us how to put a book together just like bookbinders did back in the day.
Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.
Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.
Jimmy DiResta shows Maker Camp how to create a book from scratch. Tune into a live Hangout on Air to hear more about Jimmy’s creative process- Monday, 8/20, at Noon PDT. http://g.co/maker-camp
Introducing “DiResta,” a new video series on MAKE. In each episode, artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (Dirty Money, Hammered, Against the Grain, Trash for Cash) will let us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy. In this episode, Jimmy finds a slab of locust wood at an upstate New York flea market and it instantly calls out “slab bench.”
Week 1, Weird Science Wednesday at Maker Camp. Bring a little bit of the great outdoors into your house by creating a mossy woodland mason jar terrarium with Natalie Villalobos.
Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.
Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.
Visit us at http://g.co/makercamp for more info!
The MAKE Hardware Innovation Workshop is an open source hardware conference for members of the maker community, venture investors and technology leaders.
https://makezine.com/go/hiw
Ella, Josh and Nina have had so much fun making stuff from MAKE magazine and makeprojects.com. Here’s a video that they made to show their friends (and the world) how to make frozen chocolate banana pops. You can check out the full step-by-step guide at http://makeprojects.com/Project/Chocolate-Banana-Pops/404/1
