The digital television age is (almost) upon us, and Makers across the nation have been taking to their workshops in preparation. On Make: television’s Maker Workshop, John Park showed how to make your own Digital TV Antenna. Armed with wire coat hangers, a block of wood, and this PDF file, Make: television viewers have produced […]
Here’s the torrent of Episode 6 of Make: television! Episode 106: Music Machines & Trebuchet Enter the plugged-in world of Tim Kaiser, a maker who fashions experimental musical instruments from scavenged objects. In the Workshop John Park assembles a portable trebuchet from plastic plumbing pipe, and circuit bender Bianca Pettis demystifies the art of soldering. […]
Today is Jules Verne’s birthday. Verne was born in Nantes, France on February 8, 1828 and died on March 24, 1905. Along with H.G. Wells, his work gave birth to the science fiction genre. One of the things Verne pioneered, and much of the sci-fi to follow has emulated, was writing about the fantastic upon […]
Enter the plugged-in world of Tim Kaiser, a maker who fashions experimental musical instruments from scavenged objects. In the Workshop John Park assembles a portable trebuchet from plastic plumbing pipe, and circuit bender Bianca Pettis demystifies the art of soldering. The Maker Channel presents a Smash Bat that snaps moment-of-impact photos, a drum synthesizer played […]
Enter the plugged-in world of Tim Kaiser, a maker who creates experimental musical instruments from scavenged objects. Tim seeks out unique sounds everywhere he goes plucking chimes out of grandfather clocks and jingle mechanisms from children’s toys. And he doesn’t stop there – his electronic instruments have to look cool, too. So, Tim houses them […]
What’s it like to have a five-foot long throwing arm? Just watch as John Park builds a portable trebuchet that can fling water balloons fifty yards. Unlike Medieval trebuchets that were constructed out of giant timbers and stout materials, this human-powered version is made out of cheap, easy-to-assemble ABS plumbing pipe. The perfect weapon for […]
Here’s PDF with the details for the Portable Trebuchet that John Park builds in Episode 6 of Make: television. Watch the whole segment here. Are you a parent or grandparent? Have a little one in your life? Make this trebuchet with them and send your name and a picture to maketelevision@makezine.com. We’ll post the pics […]
