Ian writes – “This month, I will be attempting to create a method of detecting a washing machine’s status using a microphone and signal processing on a computer. This project is part of an independent study that I hope will eventually yield a website that would allow students to be notified of the status of […]
Chris writes – “After completing my first indoor solar-powered lighting system, I thought I’d have a go at building a second system using an alternative approach: ‘hacked up’ solar-powered garden lights (similar to those used to light my solar-heated outdoor bath project). I wanted to see if I could build a useable indoor lighting system […]
Ladyada writes about her Pac-Man wheels – “The technology here is “persistence of vision”…when LEDs move fast enough they can “draw” an image when the wheel spins. That’s the basis behind both the MiniPOV and SpokePOV toys that I designed last year. I rode this design around last burningman, obviously ive adjusted the image so […]
Have you made your MAKE YEAR ONE BOX? Rkoasak did – Link.
HTRN writes – “After seeing the submission about building a coffee table around an existing tanks, I figured, why not show how to build an actual tank? Tanks as large as 570 gallons are possible with the common acrylic sheet size of 4×8 feet. The methods shown aren’t just for aquarium building, it’s a good […]
Nicole writes – “Tom Persinger’s instructions, with step-by-step photos, for making your own ground glass for use in a viewing screen, in view cameras or lens hacking.” – Link.
Brain writes – “[Here’s the] home of an expanded version of the “Olde-School Bookbinding” article in Make magazine, Volume 5. I also hope it will serve as a useful point of discussion for people who are interestested learning about, discussing, or collaborating on other bookbinding projects.” – Link. Related: Olde-School Bookbinding. Pages last longer, lie […]
