This week I made the open source Trippy RGB Waves Kit by Mitch Altman. I like this kit because it’s perfect for someone learning to solder, yet it has programming headers so the advanced user can hack it up. The original video was about 18 minutes long. Too long in my opinion, so I sped […]
This is a simple way to make an Arduino compatible circuit on a breadboard. The only additional components needed are a 0.1µF capacitor and a 1k resistor. This is amazingly simple. I have to try this out for myself. Here is a recipe for using the atmega168 as a standalone arduino. It uses the internal […]
This looks like it could be useful technique for your next build. At the very least, it is an interesting electrochemical experiment to try out. Just remember, copper sulphate is extremely poisonous, so keep your kiddies away. More about How to electroplate with copper
Here is another nice decoration you can make out of recycled materials. It’s a little more 2D compared to the one I posted about last week, but it’s still a nice addition to your holiday decorations. Learn How to make paper star ornaments
From the all-important step #2 of this Instructable: “Don’t Poison Gas Attack Yourself, etc.” Useful for anyone who wants to make welds without spending much: Welding is usually the easiest and quickest way to build something. You just put the parts next to each other and weld them. You don’t have to drill bolt holes […]
Thanks to Star Simpson (famous for exposing Boston Airport’s absurdity) for this tip on a new wiki covering an important topic: where to find good trash. Trashwiki is still very new and sparsely populated, but it’s a start. Please comment with any other links you have to trash- (aka treasure-) locating resources. You too will […]
Great background story on the Drawdio kit (we have this in the Maker Shed!)… JJ Silver (the inventor of Drawdio) writes – Imagine you could draw musical instruments on normal paper with any pencil (cheap circuit thumb-tacked on) and then play them with your finger. The Drawdio circuit-craft lets you MacGyver your everyday objects into […]
