Building a “Brown Sound” Amplifier Inspired by Eddie Van Halen
Shian Storm sought the legendary guitar tone of Eddie Van Halen, and embarked on a years-long journey to design and build an amplifier that could bring it to life.
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3D Vector Graphics on a WWII Radar Tube with Arduino
Google engineer Eric Schaepler has a passion for antique display technologies.
How-To: Paper Towel Tube Yarn Winder
For those with excess yarn and paper towel tubes, youtube user fiberjira created this tutorial video for creating an ingenious DIY yarn winder that winds the yarn onto paper towel tubes.
Ask MAKE: Modding Vacuum Tubes with LEDs
On today’s Ask MAKE, a reader writes: “I have a box full of old vacuum tubes and would like to do an LED tube mod but I have no clue as to how to wire, power supplies, etc. Could you help me as far the nitty gritty on making this project work?
Vacuum tube power supply kit from Electric Western
Lorin, of Electric Western, writes: People get excited about tubes, and they do some nifty things with them (even beyond audio). I’m trying to make working with them a little more accessible. So, I published a Power Supply design for tube experiments – with redundant safety and small size in mind, am providing a kit […]
