Cookie Tin MonoBox Mod
The MonoBox Powered Speaker is a highly customizable Weekend Project. Derrick writes in with his version, modded into an Italian cookie tin he’s had laying around the garage for many years.
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Sensing Hot and Cold with Weekend Projects
Combine an Arduino, an ultransonic distance sensor, and some common components to build a classic “hot/cold” project. Once assembled, we’ll walk through the software “sketch” loaded onto our Arduino, and experiment with three variations of the “hot/cold” theme, all the while using the same circuit.
The GIFs of Weekend Projects
A small collection of the GIFs made for our Weekend Projects series of beginner-friendly electronics projects. Because some concepts are best explained in GIF format!
Let’s Rock! with Weekend Projects and the MonoBox Powered Speaker
Build a small powered speaker to amplify your portable music player, and install everything inside a cigar box or an enclosure of your own design.
Repeat After Me: Red, Green, Blue, Yellow
Weekend Projects maker Mauricio writes in with his version of the Repeat After Me: A Mintronics Memory Game, built with his own LED configuration reminiscent of games of yore.
Chuck’s Custom Tremolo Box Uses Upcycled Dummy Discs
Weekend Projects maker Chuck writes in with his custom Optical Tremolo Box, turning light-programmable waveforms into unique audio effects. He demonstrates four audio effects made by patterns drawn or painted onto re-used clear polycarbonate dummy discs from CD spindles.
Calling All Covert Operators – Build a Bug with Weekend Projects
Build a wireless “bug” by combining an amplified listener with a short-range FM transmitter. Hide the circuit in a book or other discreet object.
