HOW TO – Build a Zoetrope
Georg writes – “…kit for a “Zoetrope”, a kind of a mechanic cinema invented 1834 by William George Horner. This Zoetrope is made mostly from paper parts.” – [via] Link.
DIY Projects
HOW TO – Acoustic guitar pickup
Adam writes – “Turn your acoustic guitar into an acoustic/electric! This is a simple and inexpensive design you can make at home to get that special one-of-a-kind sound you’ve been looking for.” – Link.
HOW TO – Make a super simple light tent
Bill Wilson from steadywinds.com kites writes – “I was inspired by the post about the PVC Light Tent and needed something to take pictures of the cards and books my wife makes as part of her hobby. (plus it was cool). So a cardboard box, a knife and a little glue I had my very […]
HOW TO – Build your own sextant
Rick writes – A simple how to, making a serious scientific instrument – A sextant. Make it and learn how to navigate.” Link & Link.
Lightsaber for $33 in 33 minutes
CJanson has an Instructable on making your own Lightsaber – “We saw an example of someone who used regular plumbing supplies. We decided to try it but found we could improve upon if for ourselves. It requires no soldering, gluing or anything other than the following supplies and everything (except the faucet hole cover) was […]
HOW TO – Make a GameBoy CD player
Jordi writes – “Build a CD player with an old GameBoy, an ATAPI drive and some electronics. The CD player it’s a kind of game cartridge to play CD. This is the final version, plug it to a GameBoy and listen to music!” – Link.
Jam Jar Jet!
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Cyclopticgaze writes – “The recent issue of MAKE magazine has an article on building a jet engine in a jar. I couldn’t resist building one of my own. Here are the results.” Link. Related: The Jam Jar Jet by William Gurstelle. Don’t think you can build a jet engine at […]