New in the Maker Shed: Voice Shield kit
The Voice Shield is an analog audio shield for the Arduino. It allows you to easily add audio sound bytes to your next project.
Tools
Make: Electronics toolkit
New in the Maker Shed, our Make: Electronics toolkit! Do you want to learn to solder? Not sure what tools you need? We took the trouble out of searching for all the right tools for the job.
Partygoers make beats & bass with Space Rocker kits
There’s a reason why new kits from 4ms, Eric Archer, and Wooster Audio all bear the ‘Andromeda Space Rocker’moniker – they’re all compatible. The aptly named “IR Sync” network allows each device can generate an send out it’s own clock tempo, or follow another’s lead via an onboard infrared sensor. A fleet of Andromeda hardware […]
New in the Maker Shed: Hardcopy ATMega328 kit
The Hardcopy ATMega328 kit is designed to make a permanent version (or Hardcopy if you will) of your Arduino project once you have perfected it on a breadboard but without the expense of embedding your original project.
Soft-setting adhesive putty
Sugru is a lot like epoxy putty, except that it sets on exposure to air (so you don’t have to knead two different components together) and that it dries to a soft, pliable, bouncy silicone elastomer. It sticks to most surfaces and bonds especially well to metals. [via Hack a Day]
New in the Maker Shed: Eye Can Art Kits for kids
Choose one of our Eye Can Art Kits and make dramatic-looking collograph printed images, multiple-layered drawings on melted wax, and Japanese-style brush painting.
How-To: Homemade Spindles
Claire of Needle Book shares how she made this lovely spindle with simple tools and techniques. I wanted to make one that was a little bit fancier, functional and even nice looking, while still not requiring any real woodworking skills. The results were better than I expected, and these handmade spindles work really well!