Chess Board Made from Chemistry Glassware
Use labware to create a unique and geeky chess board.
DIY Projects
Tote from Trash Bag
Did you know we now allow you to attach media to your comments? Please only use your new powers for good. This feature immediately bore fruit, as reader Gloria Kelly commented and loaded an image to this 2007 Weekend Project video about making a messenger bag out of plastic grocery/trash bags.
How-To: Compressed Air Rockets
In this how-to video, Lucas Weakley walks you through the process of making paper rockets for the compressed air rocket launcher found in MAKE Volume 15. Based on his experience from making his own rockets, he offers a lot of great tips and tricks. The Compressed Air Rockets Kit is available in the Maker Shed if you’d like to get started launching your own rockets.
Counter Intelligence: An Attempt to Keep Curious Cats at Bay
Steve Winter of Berkeley, CA designed Counter Intelligence to catch his cats trying to investigate the kitchen counter when he and his wife are not around. Steve used an Arduino Nano with a Maxbotix ultrasonic rangefinder to monitor the countertop. If the rangefinder senses something close by—say, a feline—it fires a toy gun that makes […]
Show and Tell for MAKE at Crashspace in LA – tonight 9/30/11, 8pm
[Video Link] My friends at Crashspace are opening their doors to the public tonight for a fun event: its members are going to show me things they are working on and we are going to figure out the best way to present them in MAKE. There will be about eight 10-minute presentations. I can’t wait […]
Super Simple Copper Etching – Sylvia’s Mini Maker Show
Did you ever want to upgrade your bread-boarded circuits to something more permanent? Or maybe you’ve got a hankering to make your own metal jewelry? Today we’ll show you how you can do both! With super simple copper etching! Lets go!
Andrew’s Cosby Sweater on Good Morning America
We’re so proud of our own Andrew Salomone, creator of the amazing meta Cosby sweater. Praise for the project has been popping up all over the Internet …