So-called Continuous Ink Systems (CIS) are after-market goodies that attach to your inkjet printer, replacing the pricey consumable ink cartridges with permanent cartridge-heads that are continuously refilled from external ink bottles connected by silicone tubing. So to replace the ink in the printer, you just pour more ink in the bottles. Here’s a good review […]
Paul Eastham was awesome enough to fly his homebuilt RV-9A aircraft around the Maker Faire airspace and snap a few choice pics of the event! See more in his Flickr photoset. Update:Another set of great aerial shots – Clif writes, Hi Makers, On our way home we took some shots from our rented Piper Arrow. […]
Recently, at a party, DC-area artist and photographer Jason Horowitz was lamenting the death of instant Polaroid film. I told him I’d read somewhere online that some folks had figured out (or were in the process of figuring out) how to make instant film so this beloved medium could live on. I made a mental […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool DIY bike helmet fan Rock Band axe in a box [above, top-right] Anybody lose a lightning bolt? [above, bottom-right] Music box plays solenoid beats [above, top-left] Maker’s Notebook 555 cover Etch A Sketch, automated, wireless [above, bottom-left]
After seeing our previous proto pr0n post, Alberto wrote us pointing out the meticulous proto layouts from ChaN. Another great example of much of someone with obvious love for the craft, we’ve featured several of ChaN’s excellent AVR projects in the past – I’m still a big fan of the Wavetable Melody Generator code.
A stroll through Eric Archer’s synth prototype photoset reveals some of the most awesomely intricate specimens of DIY electronics I’ve ever come upon. I do believe I’m experiencing solder-envy. Seen above is his modified recreation of the TR-808 Rhythm Composer’s rimshot/clave circuit. I had the chance to snap a quick macro shot of Eric’s touring […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Press & hold functionality with Arduino Spare parts Enterprise boldy goes … Styrofoam chandelier Ardiscofono from the MAKE Flickr pool
