Freeform LED nightlight
Mr. Tom created this freeform nightlight using the dark-detector circuit from EMS Labs. Simple LED Nightlight
DIY Projects
HOW TO – Make a plush “irradiated sirloin”
HOW TO – Make a plush “irradiated sirloin”… Microcontroller night light illuminates meaty issues By Rebecca Stern – Faced with an assignment to make a plush night light, I thought, “Why light?” and brainstormed reasons for a stuffed toy to light up. In a glowworm toy, for instance, the light mimics nature. I’d been reading […]
Cincinnati Jr Makers’ rockets
The Cincinnati Junior Makers group started as a bunch of bike riding fathers with young kids. The group used to go on rides hauling their cherubs around on bike trailers and tagalongs. Now the kids are old enough to ride on their own, but not quite up for the challenge of traffic. Since they like […]
macroPhone – an iPhone macro lens
When I need to photograph a small object with my iPhone, the fixed focus lens makes for a pretty horrible image. Inspired by this post, I took a 50mm lens from an old SLR and started using it as an improvised macro lens by holding it in front of my iPhone. I decided to make […]
HOW TO – Make an analog amp meter clock
ANALOG AMP METER CLOCK- An Elegant timepiece marks the hours with needle meters – By Gene Scogin… Several years ago I had the idea of making an analog clock that used voltmeter-style needle gauges rather than a standard dial. A few weeks ago I finally made one, using an Arduino board and 3 current meters […]
DIY bike stand
Michael wanted a bike stand, but didn’t want to pay, and wanted to use it as a project to build his Computer Aided Design and fabrication skills. We had been using ProDesktop by PTC, to learn how to design mechanical parts. He was doing the tutorials along with his classmates. He worked out the idea […]
DIY speakers
Lucas and his dad enjoy making stuff. In this video Brad interviews the young Tinkerer about the spiffy new speakers they made and rigged up to their stereo. This was a great project – we followed the plans at https://stage.makezine.com/12/diymusic_plate/ but didn’t have the right wire, magnets, or plates. Instead we used 30 ga wire […]