A lot of Makers and Crafters I know often struggle to find a (cheap) way to take credit card payments on site if they sell goods at events/fairs/etc, there are a lot of companies that sell those hardware terminals, but many of them usually seem shady, take huge cuts and require a large monthly balance […]
Pete writes – “Preserving the Knowledge of the Ancients? I’ve found that most of the technical books published before about 1964 never had their copyrights renewed, so now are in the public domain. So I am endeavoring to digitize and post some selected books relating to the “vacuum tube age” of electronics here.” This is […]
James from Retrothing writes – “The classic 3-bit Digicomp mechanical computer from the 1960s has been reissued as a $49 kit. It looks fantastic.” Link.
James writes in about his new application – “Phiculator is a simple tool which, given any number, will calculate the corresponding number according to the golden ratio (phi). Useful to anyone wishing to create anything with divine proportions!” Link.
For $79, this might be useful for all sorts of fun projects – “The Telespy Motion Detector Telephone Alarm, a standard telephone features a built-in PIR motion sensor. If an intruder is detected within a 30 ft. range, TeleSpy calls a preset telephone number and allows you to listen in to the premises. Great for […]
Yawfle has an Instructable on making your screwdrivers better – “Most of the phillips (or “crosspoint”) screwdrivers that I’ve come across have tip geometry that can be improved a great deal with a little grinding. The simple process shown here probably delivers the most improvement for the least effort, in the largest number of cases… […]
RoryLondon in the MAKE forums writes – “My Uncle (aged 80) is a compulsive maker, he has made a Lathe from a lawn mower which might interest people.” Link.
