Dave Fowler, of uC Hobby, sent us a link to this java app for determining resistor code values. There are a lot of these resistor ID tools floating around, in different formats — it’s nice to have the option to use which one works best for you and your circumstances (for instance, I don’t have […]
Small enough to fit on your key chain, the MAKE Warranty Voider is the perfect companion for mobile fixing, hacking and MacGyvering. This is a limited offering with custom “MAKE: Warranty Voider” laser lovingly etched with care using a 35w laser. More about the MAKE: Warranty Voider – Leatherman “Squirt” P4 (plier version)
From the MAKE Flickr pool, this is a tiny functioning drill.
From 1976 to 1983, Popular Science magazine, along with the American Plywood Association, ran an annual plywood panel project design contest for its readership. Often the winning projects were items of furniture, but that was not a requirement. A potter’s kick wheel and a folding plywood boat are notable exceptions. The rules were simple: Apart […]
[Editor’s Note: There used to be a post here about some Escher-esque molds for creating tessellating gecko-patterned paving stones out of concrete. The creator of the molds got all 20th century (19th century?) on us and demanded that we take down the post (something about needing to negotiate a contract and cut a deal before […]
I was thrilled to get handed a new EMS Labs’ business card/target board by Windell at Maker Faire. I have their original ATmegaXX8 card displayed on my desk and it gets comments from nearly everyone who sees it. I haven’t used it in a project yet, but I’m dyin’ to (I’m dying to have the […]
I love these tiny toolboxes (as Father’s Day gifts), made from Altoids tins, that Natalie posted next door on CRAFT. If the mint tin seems a little… er… impractical for holding tools, there’s also a project on the same page for having kids color artwork for lids on mint tins to hold nuts, bolts, screws, […]
