This project took a bit longer than a week and a total of 16 people contributed to the project. The only way this worked was to use a wiki. Each team member posted anything they learned or links and info they found on the wiki. All this research and work is now compiled on the […]
Having an egg drop is like having your own egglympics. It will stretch your friends minds to think in new ways, bringing about a revolution in advanced thought… what I mean is that it’s fun to break stuff. It’s best to use what you’ve got around… only have a weight limit if you have a […]
With a trebuchet, you can smash your enemy’s castle or at least fling the heads of enemy spies into their courtyard. In the old days, the most important metric of a trebuchet is that it can fire farther than your enemy’s archers can shoot their arrows! In this podcast you’ll see how to build a […]
A trebuchet is kind of like a catapult, but it’s optimized with a sling and a hinged counterweight to make it more effective. Download the pdf to learn the basics of making a paperclip trebuchet and a medium sized trebuchet that can throw eggs. Cut your lumber,l drill holes, and screw it all together! Add […]
In this PDF, you can read about how to do some basic measurements with a multimeter. Watch the video and make sure to download the pdf to get all the juicy details. Or subscribe in itunes and it will be downloaded automatically for you! – PDF Link Here are some bonus links to learn more […]
There are a small but growing number of PDFs appearing in iTunes, users can subscribe to podcasts to automatically receive audio and video – and recently – PDFs. At MAKE & CRAFT we have experimented with this from the start – we have also cataloged all the podcasts that send out PDFs we could find […]
In this weeks Make: PDF Podcast, you’ll download a good chunk of circuit-bending instructions. First you’ll notice the photos of the Speak and Read and Omnichord circuit-bending projects and then you’ll find Reed Ghazala’s Incantor Tutorial for making a machine from the Speak and Spell family come to life. Watch the video and make sure […]
