It’s been a good year this year for the Make: Video Podcast. I made 60 videos since coming on board in April. I’ve put together a little video of some of my favorite moments. The making of a warbot and death of a RAZR phone – Link The little robot that could – Link Lee […]
Build a bridge out of popsicle sticks and hot glue and then stand on it! Will it hold your weight, or will it collapse and send shards of popsicle sticks flying? There’s only one way to find out, get yourself some popsicle sticks, warm up that hot glue gun, make a plan and build it! […]
Use triangles – they are an engineer’s best friend when building bridges. Use a lot of popsicle sticks – sheer mass can perform very well. One team plugged in an iron, turned it upside-down, made a little pot out of aluminum foil and then melted glue in it so that they had a pot of […]
This weekend, you’ll learn how to make a Minty Boost usb charger and a Daisy mp3 player. After you put these together you can put them into customized cases. I made my charger fit into a plastic dinosaur! Then I soldered up my Daisy MP3 player and put it into a laser tag case, complete […]
The Minty Boost Kit is a super first soldering project. It’s perfect for beginners because its got just a few parts and is something that’s practical. People who have had a lot of experience with soldering will be able to whip this up in no time flat. I’ve made two. The first one took me […]
Linuxtraveller, made a video response to this weeks weekend projects video. Check it out!
The time to send out cards for the holidays is here. Make them special by crafting your own. Here are three ideas for you to make your cards extra special. Woodblock prints look great and it’s surprisingly easy to make a lot of them. Aluminum relief cards look like they have been formed out of […]
