cre8tor writes – “[How to make] a solar-powered LED lighted cookie jar reminiscent of the Sun Jar disigned by Tobias Wong. Components: Ikea glass jar (AUD$3.00) Solar garden light (AUD$10.00) rechargeable battery (AA size) Blu-tack Tracing paper Tools: Screwdriver Utility Knife” HOW TO – Make a home-made sun jar – Link. Solar projects @ MAKE: […]
Captain Pedantic shows you how to make a pocket-sized water bottle launcher – “There are plenty of bottle rocket plans out there, but I hadn’t seen anyone use a quick release coupler as a launch mechanism before. Plus, all other launchers are so large, it seemed to me all you need is the coupler and […]
Wade Tarzia has a hilarious and interesting write up about “woodifying/naturalsing” office cubes – “Many of us are Homo Sapiens Bureaucraticus. We spend nearly a third of our days influenced by nearby office rectangles: desks, clipboards, typing stands. I am driven to think that these forms drive our bodies into unnatural shapes, bend us into […]
Holy bat signal, Dan just posted up the brightest head lamp ever… Here’s how to make your own… “Headlamp flashlight technology takes a quantum leap! You can have it all: * Intense brightness * Lightweight * Long life * Low cost * Rechargeable * Unbreakable * Small * Waterproof Race proven! I put the light […]
This is fun, compress and “encrypt” text using a rubber band… from MAKE Instructable group member HAKRONE – “Using only a rubber band and permanent marker or ink pen, it is possible to encrypt and decrypt a text message using only the muscle power in your fingers.” – Link. Related: Join the MAKE group! – […]
We have about 500 projects and 500 members of the MAKE group on Instructables, and now there’s another great way to do projects together with the new “Collaboration” feature… Eric writes – “Today, we’ve launched the incredible new feature, collaboration! Enable other users or groups to help you work on your Instructables. Made a mistake? […]
Annina writes – “This is a simple way to control the flow of water via a microcontroller or similar. Most commercial irrigation valves require a certain amount of water pressure. This valve is designed for low water pressure. It is used in the eRiceCooker project, a fully automated system that cooks rice according to the […]
