HOW TO – Build a tornado machine
Bucky writes – “This site has extremely detailed instructions for building your very own tornado machine. I just finished building mine, and can attest that the machine indeed works” – HOW TO & photo – Link
DIY Projects
LED Tubes
Today is a good day to be a LED, MAKE Flickr photo pool member Funnypolynomial writes – “I’ve had a thing for tubes (aka valves) since I was a kid. They made me thing of mini futuristic alien cities under a dome. I got some on ebay and mounted them on a plinth to make […]
Credit card guitar picks
Adamrocks writes – “Here is something cool to do with old credit cards or fake ones you get in the mail.” – Link.
Grow your own LED Bonsai tree
Will writes – “I noticed your post about making a LED Tree, and thought you should see this site. He made a little potted plant with 1152 LED’s in the form of flowers, with the wires twisted together to make it look like a bonsai tree. It’s really beautiful, and totally absurd at the same […]
Make your own Light tent
Bdgn01 writes – “I just made a light tent that’s a little larger than this one (it’s 4’x3′) with a roll of paper for the backdrop and bedsheets as diffusers. I think it cost, in total, about $30 for wood and paper. This will come in real handy for portfolio shots! – Link. Previous: HOW […]
Make a LED Tree
Puffin_juice writes – “Do you have some spare LED’s lying around? Do you have some spare time and are you looking for something to do? Why not make an LED TREE. Its fun as long as you follow the steps and use a clean Soldering iron. The result is an amazing piece of art that […]
Commodore PET / CBM reto case mod
MAKE Flickr photo pool member ZSX put a Gateway GP6-400 into the shell of a Commodore CBM 128 – “When I was growing up I had an Apple ][, but what I really wanted, after having read many picture books about computers, was a Commodore PET. To me, the PET was and remains one of […]
