Weekend Projects

When I saw the scribbler robot article in Make: 07, I had to make one. At first I thought it would be easy to get some steppers and boss them around with some software. Well that’s what needed to be done, but it wasn’t easy. Luckily I got a lot of the hardware issues out of the way by finding a medical robot that organized vials of blood off ebay to convert into my robot.

In this Weekend Project, Bre teaches how to make a pinhole camera, turn your bathroom into a darkroom and make contact prints. Make sure to read the instructions for this post if you’re interested in shooting some DIY photographs!

In this video I make geometric spheres out of picnic materials!

For this weekend project, I’ve made a Kite Aerial Photography Rig (KAP). This was one of those projects that require remaking multiple times to get it so that it would fly. I started with a VEX robotics kit and then had to make lots of changes to make it lighter. Watch the video to learn more! For more instructions, please read the instructional post.

My thanks to Sparky, Jake, and the innocent bystanders who helped get the rig into the air at Gasworks Park in Seattle.

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Update: Sparky put up a photoset here.

More Action: I sent it up again, check out the photoset from Cal Anderson park!

Make sure to check out the previous post full of instructions: http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/07/make_podcast_weekend_projects_1.html This project can be found in the print or digital version of Make: 06. The article in the magazine by William Gurstelle, was inspired by the folks over at otherpower.com who came up with a hamster powered generator.

In this Weekend Project Video Podcast for Make Magazine, Bre Pettis teaches how to make a wallet out of tape. It’s fun, it’s functional, and you probably already have the supplies on hand. Watch the video and go make a wallet, then take it to another level and make something out of tape that no-one has ever done!