Make: Books indexer extraordinaire Patti Schiendelman sent us a link to this seriously cool UK catalog of “Weird, smart, strange, bizarre, electronic, technology resources and materials.” Hey, that sounds like our market demo! Shape Memory Polymer (SMP) The material is a cast thermo-setting resin with extraordinary memory properties. Most polymers have some ‘memory’ but this […]
Mister Jalopy writes on D+R: Quite awesome! Using these 8 1/2″ x 11″ duct tape sheets is like having a roll of duct tape almost a foot wide. I may have to start using these sheets as stationery for special correspondence – read the letter, patch your lifeboat! DuctSheetz – Pack of 10 sheets $6.99 […]
By way of Mister Jalopy and Dinosaurs + Robots comes this interesting tip on repairing paperback book covers by reheated and reseating the cover to the spine. I’m definitely going to try this (first on an expendable title, as suggested). Ironing Paperback Spines
Kipkay has some decent video tips in his Video Tips & Tricks Volume 2. Kipkay’s Video Tips & Tricks 2 Related: Kipkay’s Video Tips & Tricks
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Member Mchaceortiz built the Daisy MP3 player – London Underground edition. Nice job – mind the gap! When a son or daughter asks for a new MP3 player, you can always chime in, “In my day we built our own MP3 players – soldering both ways, uphill! . . […]
Coming soon to the Maker store – The Pocket Piano Arduino Shield, from Critter and Guitari – This is a board for making the Arduino into a portable stand alone music synthesizer. It plugs directly into the Arduino board and provides 25 multiplexed keys (2 full octaves), 4 pots, status LED, reset switch, digital to […]
A fume extractor uses an activated carbon filter and fan to remove the smoke, and noxious fumes, created from soldering. The average price of a small hobby version is about $100, this one will run you about $10. This fume extractor will not be as effective as a larger one, but it is better than […]
