Nick Lally made this simple noise box using an Arduino and just a few other parts. The website doesn’t have the schematics, but the source code is well documented and it’s easy to figure out what he used and where. Make sure to check out the audio clip on the site, it sounds really cool. […]
Do you like designer lighting, but can’t afford the $11,700 price tag? Yeah, me too! This instructable shows you how to remake a really cool designer pendant light for under $56. Cool. The original light uses cloth wire which I was able to find in white, then dyed red. I was unsure about using the […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool While visiting family over Thanksgiving I witnessed this device in use – “Mark’s Magic Box” displays song lyrics and note changes to simplify band rehearsals. The setup uses a laptop + LCD for storage and display – controlled via foot-pedal which was built from a mouse and housed in […]
Here is another DIY robot project. It’s a lot slower than the Cockroach bot I posted earlier, but it can potentially do a lot more. I really like the drink cap wheels. They will not provide a lot of traction, but at these speeds it isn’t an issue. Now that the AVRonics board is in […]
This is a video I found while surfing around on YouTube. I think a lot of our readers would have most of the parts needed to make it. If not, you can pick them up for a few bucks. It’s a cool little bot. Spotted on YouTube How-to make a cockroach robot In the Maker […]
Apparently these speakers sound “brilliant” according to the maker. I like the look of them, especially the blue foam base that the wooden spheres are resting on. More about DIY: Salad bowl speakers [IKEA Hacker] More:
Here is our MAKE gift guide for the CNC hobbyist on a budget. There are literally hundreds of different types of CNC setups. We can’t cover all the products out there, but we did manage to pick about 20 products that we think are great. What is CNC? Here is how Wikipedia defines CNC: CNC […]
