Here’s another “MAKER-friendly store, this one in Toronto. Andrew writes – “Not much on the site, but it’s the brick and mortar that make Active Surplus amazing. Right nearly in the middle of downtown Toronto, this place is a haven for MAKE’ers. All manner of electronics, cables, motors, odd MAKE’able knick knacks — this place […]
Daniel sent in this write up of the Los Alamos technical junkyard “The Black Hole”, run by Ed (junkman to the stars) Grothus.- Link.
From time to time we ask Makers to send in cool shops and stores that are “Maker friendly” in their area, and this one looks like a gem, Devin writes – “If you live near Berkely, California, this is the ABSOLUTE best place to visit for supplies for Making things. They have incredible amounts of […]
MAKE Flickr phot pool member JavaMoose writes – “When my wife and I got married I found out that her Late Grandfather had said to the family that, when married, I was to get my choice of all his old tools. That alone was amazing, given the excellent collection of vintage woodworking tools and special-built […]
This Saturday you can go to tons of museums, likely for free… – “On September 30, 2006, for one day only, museums across the country will join the Smithsonian Institution in its long-standing tradition of offering free admission to visitors.” [via] – Link. More: Participating venues – Link. Makers, if you go and see some […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Sheepslinky posted up some photos of this cool electronics shop in the Los Angles area… – “If you’re in LA and love tech-scrap, Apex Electronics in Sun Valley is paradise. They sell LOTS of electronic parts, surplus, used and NOS, organized into bins that reach the wharehouse sealing. Lot’s of […]
The August 2006 issue of Nuts & Volts is out, check’er out, the ELF clone looks really interesting – Simple 100x Microphone Amplifier Don’t Blow a Fuse! Design Your Own Crystal Oscillator Understanding Digital Logic ICs Shut Up and Play Your Computer! ELF Turns 30 Nuts and Volts Magazine – Link. Related: Electronics archives – […]
