I like to think of ham radio operators as some of the original makers and hackers. They called hacking “kinking,” said “hi hi” instead of “LOL,” and assembled Heathkits long before Makershed, Adafruit, and Sparkfun were around. I had a lot of fun checking out some of the vintage radios at Hamvention in Dayton, Ohio […]
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Mike is looking for info regarding an unusual timekeeping device he came across – At present I have no documentation for this clock, and it has no markings other than the labels for the controls and external connections, such as “LPS OFF”, meaning lamps off, “RESET”, meaning set the time, etc. Internally it is evidently […]
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Learn how to make straw flowers on vintage flower looms with Cathy Callahan of Cathy of California.
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Watch as an old tool box gets brought back from the dead.
Continue ReadingI love Diane of CraftyPod’s post on using the vintage Weave-It Loom. Perfect timing as our upcoming issue of CRAFT: 08 is the weaving issue! From the pages of CRAFT: 08 “Weaving on the Go, Build Your Very Own Lap Loom and Warp it too!” by Kristin Roach, pgs 58-61. Preview CRAFT: 08 the Weaving […]
Continue ReadingGet vintage sounds from time-warp radio with this fun “back to the future” project. Top 40 songs from the 70’s don’t sound the same on big stereo systems or headphones but they will now! To download Transistorize Your iPod MP4 click here —— or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the Transitorize Your iPod MAKE 13 […]
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Amazing! Check out Kenneth A. Kuhn’s huge collection of vintage HP test equipment – This is a view of my collection of vintage HP oscillators, meters and related equipment from the 1940s and 1950s. This is the first phase of the museum to be mostly completed. There is still more HP equipment than what you […]
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