MAKE Flickr photo pool member aTanguay writes – “This is the log of the construction of my ‘MAME’ Arcade cabinet in the late summer of 2005. Another in a long line of hair brained schemes and brutal wastes of time and resources. The main box came together very quickly, then all the little details ate […]
I know how I will be spending Friday night now – Google added 103 historic films, here’s the Apollo 11 mission, perhaps the one of the most important achievements of humankind – “This film tells the story of the historic first landing of men on the Moon in July, 1969. It depicts the principal highlight […]
A glimpse back at simpler times, when everything could be solved with huge sirens in every city – “..a Chrysler Air Raid Siren, the most powerful siren in the world. It’s the size of a car, measuring near 12-feet in length and standing more than 6-feet tall. It also weighs twice as much as today’s […]
Here’s a huge listing of retro games, and we don’t mean Commodore 64…pictured here, the 1 cent to play ELECTRIC SHOCKER! [via] Link. Someone needs to get these on Flickr.
Shawn picked an awesome homemade cigar box purse. As you can tell, this is really simple to make and since cigar boxes are usually beaultifully illustrated, could be a fun project Link. Speaking of cigar boxes – see our previous posts and projects about them, including making your own electric guitar with one! Article (MAKE […]
Greg writes – “Some of my readers mentioned that the recent DIY Metal Detector that I discussed worked on the same principle as a theremin. I did not know what that was, so I researched it. Here are the results.” Link.
Remember the $100 laptop post/challenge we had on MAKE? We used an Apple eMate and hand crank (all less than $100) to see what was possible to put together with eBay, Freecycle and Craig’s list. MAKE pal Mark Hoekstra of bicycle iPod charger fame picked up where we left off and built his own – […]
