Cute lamp made from plastic bottles, you could likely get more ornnate with more bottles and time! More: Plastic knife lamp cuts through the fancy. Recycled Yogurt Container Lamp. Big Kid Night Light (DIY: Circuits) (Page 132). Spoon Chandelier.
In each volume of MAKE we have “major projects” these project pages are meaty step-by-step articles with start-to-finish photos, precise instructions and how-to learning that can range from making a VCR cat feeder to ariel kite photography. In MAKE volume 04 the projects are: Cigar Box Guitar by Ed Vogel. Build and play this sweet-sounding […]
We’ve covered how to make IR LED projects and how to use IR LEDs to “jam” a security camera (privacy from cameras is a hot topic, debate in the comments!)… Here’s a video on how to make a pair of glasses that pumps out a little IR around your face so the cameras can’t see […]
Jason writes – Sebastian Tomczak has been playing around with controlling VGA output from an Arduino. Using Max/MSP to process audio and send data to the Arduino and a standard VGA output to send sync data to the monitor, he’s been able to put together some cool video effects. You can grab the Max patch […]
Ronnie Hinton of Florida made a tunable six-string cigar box guitar, base on the project in MAKE vol. 4. As the video on his site shows, he can play a decent tune or two on it! From the pages of MAKE: Cigar Box Guitar by Ed Vogel in MAKE volume 4 – preview online (digital […]
Instructables user peterthehun made this costume hat replica of a Rubik’s Cube. Oddly disturbing, and I wonder how he can see out of it!
This simple hack shows you how to increase the transmission range of any RC car by at least 50 feet by adding some aluminum foil to the remote control. Watch the video for the simple solution. [via]
