This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw: Arduino digicam by arms22, LED lighting PCB board etching by Joel Miller, Print-your-own 35mm pinhole camera by Francesco Capponi, Improving breadboard layout through practice by mrbbking, DIY digital view camera rig by FiveseveNp90, Spiderbot walking mechanism by Richard, Beatfeat by Arturo Vidich and Eric Mika, and […]
This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw: Smallest Zine In The World by The Bottomless Paddling Pool, play clothtylophone by syano, Schlitz box amp by nitdoggx, Oscilloscope + arduino by zeni666.
From the MAKE Flickr pool: Papercraft rhombidodecadodecahedron [top left] Web-controlled car launcher launches car at toddler [top right] DIY audio test box [bottom left] Lovely solargraphy photos [bottom right]
The scene along the tracks was controlled chaos, with equal parts corsets and mustaches. Hand built mechanical wonders flew down the tracks, drag race style, and my team and car, the Bumpin’ Contraption finished 4th!
Known to those in the know as the Handcar Regatta, the eclectic steampunk-styled event is centered around a wild race down the train tracks. Teams with hand built cars will push their limits competing for the prize and all the glory.
I love to solder. I’ve found it to be a surprisingly relaxing and very rewarding process that opens up a world of practical and creative abilities. But before I knew the basic tips & tricks of the craft, soldering was something I only did out of pure necessity (and often with a good deal of […]
Straight out of the 2005 archives, the Mod Your Rod special section in MAKE Volume 03 has got to be one of my favorites of all time.
