Jason writes – Relive the glory (gory?) days of early computing with these two great sites for vintage computer kits. Briel Computers has kits for the Apple I (Replica I) and the Kim-1 (Micro Kim). And, Spare Time Gizmos has a has a kit for the Cosmac ELF (ELF 2k). These kits are great ways […]
Kaden writes – So I was hangin’ with one of my hardware buds last night… he’s my go-to guy for obscure and/or drool worthy toolage. Last time I visited he showed me a bunch of Orthopaedic surgery tools from the ’80’s that he’d scored from an estate sale in the interior. Cripes, Phil, ya wanna […]
The AVR Oscilloscope clock from Dutchtronix was covered here @ MAKE before, but I finally got around to building one – it’s great. Makes an awesome clock out of an oscilloscope. Not bad for $35… Above are some pictures from the build! It’s not actually supposed to work on a digital scope, so this was […]
Giovanni writes – Scott Bartlett has put together a fantastic looking tube amplifier. The tube amplifier kit is the popular and inexpensive K-502 tube amp kit. K-502 Tube Amplifier Kit – Link.
This is a neat, a LOMO kit that can be a 35mm camera, slide projector, enlarger & a magnifying glass – Your days of mindless play and whimsical fancy have come to a close. Now that you have arrived at this important growth stage, your further development requires true inspiration – not the blithe bouncing […]
Dug North has a nice write up and review of the Kreg pocket hole joinery system, he writes – Are you inclined to make things yourself from wood, but are short on the skills required for complex wood joints? Are you an accomplished woodworker who just wants a faster way to make a variety of […]
Brian writes – we’ve produced a set of kits to create monome-like devices: a logic kit (the important part, includes pre-flashed atmel chip and all parts, 100% through-hole soldering = easy to assemble) and a keypad kit (includes pcb and our custom keypads). all source files, parts lists, firmware, schematics, and layouts are posted for […]
