We’ve covered plenty of trebuchet designs here on MAKE:Blog, no relatively lower tech torsion catapult how-to’s though. Well here’s a video and instructable running through construction of a large-scale version – Link Related: Weekend Projects: Make a trebuchet – Link
A medium difficulty Instructable to fix a circular magnifier work lamp by converting to a very low energy, high reliability alternative light source that avoids using mercury contaminated florescent light bulbs. AC Powered White LED Circular Magnifier Work Lamp – Link
Kip Kay has a new video and Instructable on building a laser-beam-triggered alarm system. I don’t know that I’d want to rely on such a thing for actual security, but it might be a fun project nonetheless. Protect Your Home with Laserbeams! – Link
Instructables user Andyboy has made this nice instruction set on how to turn a plastic beverage bottle into a desktop/workbench-top holder for various things – Link.
REACTIVEFashion shows you how to make a soft-circuit LED bracelet – Do you like crafting or sewing? Do you love LEDs? Well, why not combine your passions with this ‘wire-free’ LED bracelet! Here’s a quick and relatively easy soft-circuit project we led a workshop on in April 2007. Have a little fun with conductive thread […]
Instructable on how to make your own conductive fabrics, thread, glue, and tape, and then use them to make potentiometers, resistors, switches, LED displays and circuits. Conductive Glue And Conductive Thread: Make an LED Display and Fabric Circuit That Rolls Up. – Link Related: Soft-Circuit LED Bracelet on Make: Projects
Arwen has a couple of interviews from Thanksgiving makers – here’s the first, a turkey fryer how-to’er, she writes – I did a series of interviews with Instructables users about their fabulous and varied Halloween projects, and noticed recently that the Thanksgiving contest is just wrapping up. I was curious to see what Instructables users […]
