Sean Lee wanted to take close-up pictures of his projects, but his camera’s focal range fell short. His wife suggested taping on a lens from a pair of dollar store reading glasses. Sean shared this workaround on Make: Projects, and posted impressive before and after shots, especially for 50 cents.
Does your camera’s focal range not have the chops to take quality close-ups? Why make things complicated? Just tape on a lens from a pair of dollar store reading glasses. Sean Lee shared this hack on Make: Projects, and posted impressive before and after shots, especially for a paltry 50 cents.
MAKE reader John Mangan (siliconghost) wrote in to share a nifty simple trick with us: you can remove dried hot glue with isopropyl alcohol and cotton swabs. He writes: “I literally stumbled on this while working with hot glue over 20 years ago at a previous job. It ended up being a ‘major discovery’ for […]
Like many makers, I find it easy to get wrapped up in trying to perfect everything that I work on (and consequentially not get anything done).
Matti Kariluoma and a friend picked up a used guitar for a friends birthday, and wanted to add something special to it.
Make audio circuits sing higher and lower. Thanks go to Peter Edwards for the original article in MAKE, Volume 23. To download The Easy Pitch Control Hack video click here and subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Easy Pitch Control Hack article in MAKE Volume 23 This Weekend Project is sponsored by Livescribe.
Make audio circuits sing higher and lower. Thanks go to Peter Edwards for the original article in MAKE, Volume 23. View the PDF of this project. and then subscribe to MAKE magazine for other great projects you can do over the weekend.
