Maker to Maker – Japanese Saw on Make: television
In this Toolbox segment, William Gurstelle demonstrates the slick, back-cutting action of a super-sharp Japanese saw. Get the m4v, subscribe in iTunes, watch on YouTube or Blip.
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Maker Channel Ep. 9 – Tesla coil guitar, RFID implant, LED fan sign, Solar-powered gondola
Make: television presents: Tesla coil guitar – Steve Connor plays his tesla coil guitar amplifier RFID implant – Amal Graafstra opens locks and other devices with his hand-implanted RFID tag. LED fan sign – Kip Kedersha lights up the baseball bleachers with his homemade sign. Solar-powered Gondola – Reno Tondelli takes us on a spin […]
Ever filmed video on a rollercoaster?
Not pictured above: a Make: television cameraman (or John Park for that matter). Why would we ever expect any camerman in his/her right mind to risk life, limb, or most importantly, expensive video recording equipment for the sake of some jumpy footage of a roller coaster in action? In this week’s Maker Workshop segment of […]
MAKE: television Episode 8: Watershed Sculptures & Miniature Robots
We journey upstream with environmentalist Dan McCormick, a maker who crafts intricate watershed sculptures out of woven willow. In the Workshop, John Park shows how to build lively and inexpensive miniature robots. Mister Jalopy reveals the hidden treasures of his “Compact Childhood Museum.” The Maker Channel segment features French fries shot from a spud gun, […]
MAKE: television Episode 8 – the torrent
Here’s the torrent of Episode 8 of Make: television! Episode 108: Watershed Sculptures & Miniature RobotsWe journey upstream with environmentalist Dan McCormick, a maker who crafts intricate watershed sculptures out of woven willow. In the Workshop, John Park shows how to build lively and inexpensive miniature robots. Mister Jalopy reveals the hidden treasures of his […]
Maker Profile – Watershed Sculptures on Make: television
Journey upstream with environmentalist Dan McCormick, a maker who crafts intricate watershed sculptures out of woven willow branches. Dan places his eco-art in gullies and riverbanks to help reduce erosion and filter out sediment and farm fertilizers that can clog streams and suffocate spawning salmon. And see other manmade structures built to help fish return […]
Maker Workshop – Miniature Robots on Make: television
John Park builds some lively and inexpensive miniature robots. Starting with a simple vibrabot made from a scrub brush, John assembles a solar junkbot and a slightly more complex beetlebot, which has paper clip ‘feelers’ attached to switches that allow it to respond to its environment. All it takes are a few common electronic components […]
