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Make: Projects – PVC utility sink stand

All the kitchen chemistry at my last place left the sink in no condition for human habitation, so I replaced it when I moved out, and took the old one with me. After some diligent scrubbing, it was ready to serve as a utility sink in my garage/workshop, hooked up to the washer/dryer connection there. All I lacked was a stand, and since I’d recently scored a bunch of these cool orange-colored Blazemaster PVC fittings at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore for a song, I decided to make one out of PVC.

Continue Reading October 24th, 2010 Sean Michael Ragan

Collin’s Lab: Wire Rack Attack!

Once the growing sprawl of electronic parts starts showing up in your dreams, you know you’ve got some tidying up to do. It can be a challenge to spend quality hacking time on humdrum sorting & parts organization, but of course, in the long run it’s a no-brainer. I’ve yet to discover a magical motivator* […]

Continue Reading September 16th, 2010 Collin Cunningham10

Make it Anywhere, Part 2: Mobile Lab Substrate

Steve Roberts, the “high-tech nomad,” shows you how he built his mobile lab and makerspace.

Continue Reading May 26th, 2010September 20th, 2016 Gareth Branwyn4

Soft sensor kits from Hannah Perner-Wilson

Hannah, aka Plusea, is something of a legend in the soft-circuits community. We have covered her open-source work in soft circuits and sensors many, many times before. She has no fewer than 37 tutorials published on Instructables, 28 of them “featured,” almost all of which cover low-cost soft-circuit devices of her own design. Now she […]

Continue Reading May 13th, 2010 Sean Michael Ragan

Custom Nintendo DS skins

A few months ago I fell into a Nintendo DS for cheap. Somebody wanted a new phone…So once I got my hands on it, I just had to stickerfy it. Here are some shots of the process of putting custom vinyl skins on my ds. This could be a decent little moneymaker. I got it […]

Continue Reading November 12th, 2008 Chris Connors8

LAB Issue 01

The latest issue of LAB is out with their issue 01! If you haven’t check it out yet, LAB is a cool online magazine that covers the latest in art, design,and crafts. This issue covers articles on folk typography, wrecking journals with kerri smith, an interview with yours truly, plus lots more. Read it all […]

Continue Reading June 1st, 2007 Nataliezdrieu

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