Got the new iPhone? Need to charge it on the go? Well, it’s not a problem with the new MintyBoost 3.0 from the Maker Shed. Build your own MintyBoost: a small and simple (but very powerful and very MAKE-like) USB charger for your iPhone, iPod, or other MP3 player, camera, cell phone, and any other […]
Throw a stone at any gathering of makers, and you’re likely to hit somebody who owns a set of DIY-savant Dave Gingery’s classic books on building your own machine shop by casting scrap aluminum, melted in a charcoal-powered bucket furnace, into sand molds formed by wooden patterns. I’ve owned a set myself, for more than a decade, and “at least starting on the lathe,” which is the first tool in the series, has been on my someday list since the first time I ever saw the books advertised in Lindsay Technical Books’ classic ad in Popular Science.
This Rustic Mallet video and step-by-step how-to over on Borganic.net is amazing.
This bottle cap rear view mirror is brilliant! It looks like the rider can wire the mirror to any pair of glasses. So clever! Safety first! UPDATE: This post originated from the lovely blog bikesandthecity. Despite the name, it’s not just a blog about bikes! There’s coffee, fashion, and all things San Francisco!
So you want to get mobile with your Arduino, or other micro controller, and you aren’t sure where to start? The Maker Shed has 2 different platforms to get you started.
This to That might be one of the best websites ever. To discover the perfect adhesive, just input the thing you have and the thing you wish to glue it to. But that’s not all! Do you get a headache when you use your hot glue gun? Need to glue your desktop down? What about […]
The LED Cube kit is an animated 3D cube of LEDs made by modifying the MiniPOV! It’s been a popular hack, and now all the parts are available in a kit from the Maker Shed.
