The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Mikey writes – “What if you could control the intensity of a nearby fire while jumping on a trampoline? Sounds dangerous right? It might help if a RFID reader were included to require sign in by someone who knows how to deal with such a device. This project is a complete misuse of common backyard […]
Peter writes – “The Monome is a new music interface with LCD-backlit pads, a USB interface that transmits OSC and MIDI data to a computer, and — here’s the unusual part — open source, hackable firmware and software interface. Touch the pads, and you can use this as a step-sequencer and remix tool (as in […]
Nick writes – “How to make a cheap surfboard from Home Depot foam and a few other materials.” – Link.
Will’s DIY rackmount how-to on Engadget – “Our simple network rack is an easy project that can really clean up a home network installation. Just a few square feet of floor space now keeps our cable modem firewall, Ethernet switch, server, wireless AP, KVM, monitor, keyboard and UPS neatly tucked away — in a (decently […]
Scott writes – “The Life Size Mouse Trap, a full size version of the classic Milton Bradley board game, is back for a special Tax Man show this Saturday, April 15th in San Francisco.” – Link. Related: Life Size Mouse Trap – Link.
A couple MAKE readers sent in this robot orchestra, looks great – if you’re in the DC area, check it out and let us know about it! – “LEMUR is currently engaged in its largest fabrication project to-date, creating custom robotics for George Antheil’s “Ballet mecanique,” which will be performed from March 12 to 29, […]
Gever writes – “Back for it’s second year, the group that built a rollercoaster in two days is accepting applications for the summer sessions. This year we are offering two weeks of barely controlled chaos for kids ages 7 to 17 – call it tinkering, call it materials hacking, or call it “fooling around like […]
