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This is my favorite paper plane design of all time. It is a completley flat glider that can soar and loop. enjoy!
I will show you how to tie a monkey's fist knot, and what you can make with them. I had aways wanted to know how to make these, and one day someone showed me how. They are really fun to make and whack people with.
Here's a little hack that'll save you needless minutes logging in.
There are limitless possibilities for using cardboard. This instructable shows many projects, short descriptions, included photos, mouth watering ideas, can't wait to get started prompts, where does the time go, I can't do it all, I LOVE cardboard , ad infinitum ways to envision it, design it, cons...
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I make a bunch of stuff out of plywood. A lot of it is utilitarian furniture--bookshelves, workbenches, occasional chairs and stools. I've been wishing for a long time that I could find a plastic substitute material, like the synthetic decking and lumber I see for sale in the hardware stores these days, to use instead, not only for the eco-friendly aspect, but because I'd like to have a material that was naturally water-resistant and did not require finishing.
That's why I was excited to learn, a few months ago, about EcoSheet, which is a "plywood replacement" panel material manufactured by British firm Environmental Recycling Technologies. I hit them up for a sample and they sent me a 4" x 4" x 3/4" piece of the stuff, which is pictured above. It does not weigh as much as plywood, but seems just as rigid, and drills and cuts easily. And although their initial market seems to be the construction industry, specifically temporary structures erected as barriers and pouring forms, I'm looking forward to experimenting with "off-label" uses when and if it becomes available in small quantities in the US.
EcoSheet is manufactured from 75% recycled material, mostly waste electrical and electronic equipment, and can itself be recycled at the end of its useful life.
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People can shoot pretty decent video using smartphones. There's even been some interesting hardware solutions to improve the fact that you're still shooting video with a smartphone. When I ran across this iPhone image stabilizer (original Japanese) I was impressed with how well it seems to perform. (warning: overly long demo)
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Looking to take a break from tinkering on your latest project this weekend? Here are some fine maker events to check out, from The Maker Events Calendar. Wish your event was on the list? Add it to the calendar!
Coming up this week:
Craft Night @HackPittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 7pm - 9pm
Maker Faire Newcastle
Newcastle, UK
Saturday, Mar 13, 2010 - Sunday, Mar 14, 2010
Arduino / Project Night @The Transistor
Provo, UT
Saturday, Mar 13, 2010, 5pm - 8pm
Breadboard Arduino Classes at All-Con 2010
Addison, TX
Saturday, Mar 13, 2010, 2pm - 4pm
Introduction to Electronics @Metrix Create Space
Seattle, WA
Sunday, Mar 14, 2010, 2pm - 4:30pm
AVR Programming Class @HacDC
Washington, DC
Sunday, Mar 14, 2010, 6pm - 7:30pm, then repeats
Project Lab with Expert Included
Berkeley, CA
Tuesday, Mar 16, 2010, 3pm - 6pm
Drop-in Arduino and Electronics classes
Berkeley, CA
Tuesday, Mar 16, 2010, 7pm - 9pm
Take Apart Tuesdays @Crash Space
Culver City CA
Tuesday, Mar 16, 2010, 8:30pm - 9:30pm
Start planning for:
Dorkbot SoCal 39
Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, Mar 20, 2010, 1pm - 3pm
Arduino NYC Meetup
New York, NY
Saturday, Mar 20, 2010, 12pm - 6pm
Bob Ross Paint-Along 2 @i3Detroit
Royal Oak, MI
Saturday, Mar 20, 2010, 2pm - 4pm, 4pm - 6pm, 6pm - 8pm
Using Transistors @Metrix Create Space
Seattle, WA
Sunday, Mar 21, 2010, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Handmade Music: Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday, Mar 25, 2010, 7pm - 12pm
The gods of Random.org have crowned Rebecca Karger, a student at Horace Greeley High School, winner of our Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 set. This is what Rebecca had to say about what she'd do with the set:
If I had this kit, I'd take it with me to college next year, and build a robot that could go down the hall of my dorm to deliver a note to a friend. And probably 500 different other things. I was on an FLL team in middle school that went to the international competition, but it was the year BEFORE the NXT kits came out! I remember seeing a demo and being highly impressed, but my parents say the kits are too expensive.
Rebecca: so yeah, your FB settings are kinda restrictive. You're going to have to get in touch with me if you want the prize. I'm at facebook.com/nerd1.
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On the online shop named http://www.fantasyjewelryshop.com , young
girls bought fashion jewelry, ladies watch didn't need to cost too much
money, you can easily buy fashion jewelry , there are 1200 kinds of
products to choose, shipping is very low, as well as a free gift that
worth 8 dollars wa...
If you have to ask why... Well, just don't ask why. [Spotted on the MAKE Flickr pool]
(BTW: This is a cracker box amp, a la the project in MAKE Volume 09)
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I've never seen a trailer like this - perhaps it wasn't road safe or something, but it would be wonderful to (re)make - via LoL.
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The Lost Knowledge column explores the possible technology of the future in the forgotten ideas of the past (and those just slightly off to the side). Every other Wednesday, we look at retro-tech, "lost" technology, and the make-do, improvised "street tech" of village artisans and tradespeople from around the globe. "Lost Knowledge" was also the theme of MAKE Volume 17
Ever since we humans started making shadow puppets in the firelight of our caves, we've been fascinated by the power of the projected image. It seems only fitting that, for DIY Movie Making Month, we'd take a look at magic lanterns, some of our first technological baby steps that have delivered us to the age of Avatar.
What is a magic lantern? It's basically a 17th century pre-cursor to the slide, and then movie, projector. The Magic Lantern Society defines a magic lantern as:
...an appliance by means of which transparencies are projected by artificial light upon a screen with the projected image having a diameter generally from thirty to eighty times greater than that of the transparency or slide, whilst the area of the image may be from one thousand to six thousand times as great.
Magic lanterns grew on the developments of magic shadow shows (i.e. shadow puppets), camera obscura, magic mirrors, and other earlier optics and projection techniques. The period of the magic lantern spanned from the mid-17th century to the late 19th. While there is no clear inventor of the device, Dutch astronomer, mathematician, and physicist, Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), with his lenses designed for use in telescopes, is probably the closest thing to a father of the technology.
Parts of a common type of Magic Lantern. [From The Magic Lantern Society's website]
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get a big buck big enough to fit around your victims head load your
weapon fill the bucket as high as you want depends on how wet you want
them to be aim almost fire carefully place the bucket on top of the
door to where if someone were to come in it would fall on
them PS: whatever you do ...
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For portable radio operation, I like End-Fed Half-Wavelength Antennas (EFHWA, pronounced "EF-WAH"). This type of antenna is similar to the common half-wavelength dipole, but with one significant advantage. A dipole has its feedpoint (where it connects to the radio) in the middle of the antenna, but an EFHWA's feedpoint is at one end. This makes it very convenient to throw the antenna up in a tree and connect the bottom of it to your radio. Here are instructions for making a multiband end-fed half-wavelength antenna that works on 17, 20, 30, and 40-meter bands.
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From user Meph over at the always-entertaining There, I Fixed It.
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This is a funny trick, that is HILARIOUS to watch. Wehn a person walks
into the door, not seeing the plasic wrap, they hit it, and possibly
fall. Make sure the door is open Materials The only materials are
plastic warp, enough to cover ur whole door, also tape and sissors
Covering the door T...
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Here's a neat idea for a tablecloth, by Kristine Bjaadal. Normally, one would avoid spilling things on their linens, however the Underfull Tablecloth has a hidden pattern built in that only shows up once it becomes stained. Now you can look at that lovely butterfly pattern and remember that one time you had a bit too much wine, without feeling bad about having ruined the tablecloth! [via neatorama]
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I did this a few times in high school when I was bored. It simply
consists of pretending to be a police officer with a radar gun and
laughing when the car speeding past you slams on the brakes. Even
parked at the end of my driveway in the red minivan I drove, I had the
neighbors slowing down upon ...
Makers Market seller Kevin of kaitrees has a bunch of great videos on his market blog. They range from details of the pieces themselves, to "slap tests", and works in progress. It's a neat look at the process that goes into making these pieces.
My sculptures are an effort to distill what real trees inspire in people into something one can have inside their living or working space.
This tree in the video above will require about 500 hours to complete, stand over 7 feet tall, and will use about 1000 strands of aluminum wire. It's his largest piece to date, and looks Amazing! I wonder how much it will weigh?
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In this series, "Letters from the Fab Academy," Shawn Wallace, member of AS220, the Providence, RI community arts space, shares his experiences with the Fab Academy, a distributed learning collaborative, built on the infrastructure of the Fab Lab network. -- Gareth
3D Scanning By Shawn Wallace
Victor Freundt prints a project using the ZCorp printer at the Barcelona Fab Lab.
When working with 3D scanning and printing equipment, it quickly becomes apparent that objects are nowhere near as fungible as MP3s. We'll have to wait a while for the day when every teenager is capable of casually copying real-world objects. However, it is surprisingly easy to hack together a crude 3D scanner from commodity cameras, projectors, and hardware you probably have in a couple of junk drawers in your shop.
A good place to start is with the Modela mini mill, which has a piezo-based needle sensor attachment that can be used for scanning small objects. The machine records the plunge depth at the point it contacts the object and the software that comes with the Modela (Dr. Picza) converts these points into a 3D mesh. Here's an example of using Dr. Picza to scan a small shell from Benito Juarez from the Barcelona Fab Academy site:
Kügli is an Arduino-controlled musical instrument by Stefanie Hess and Johannes Schmidt. The project consists of a bowl with a false bottom, packing an Arduino, XBee wireless module, and some speakers. The ball contains a Lilypad and another XBee.
The spacing and dynamic of a ball in a bowl influences sound. While holding the bowl in its hands the player can walk around and rock the bowl forth and back either smoothly or with fast movements. Two factors are relevant for the sound: the position of the Kügli in the ball and the rotation-speed of the Kügli. Both data streams are sent to Max/Msp via the serial port. The XBee component, accelerator and piezo-microphones are sensoring and passing the the movements.
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Hi, I'm going to show you how you can annoy a mac user using only a
couple simple parts. Macs have a built in IR sensor that allows you
to control them using an apple remote, this makes them an easy target
for this prank. We will be using an arduino with the apple remote
library to randomly "pr...
An anonymous MAKE subscriber writes in to let us know about this very cool wireless robotics platform based on the Arduino and an XBee. The purpose of the project was to teach their 9-year old son about programming in Processing. What a great way to introduce programming to kids!
I built a wireless robotics platform from a cheap R/C car, an Arduino with XBee shield, small microswitch sensors, and a Processing program running on a remote computer to control the vehicle. The vehicle is completely controlled by the code running on the remote computer which allows very rapid prototyping of the code to tell the vehicle what to do and how to react to the sensor events received from the vehicle. I'm hoping this is a good way to teach my 9-year old son about programming.
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The Maker Shed has everything you need to get started with Arduino
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Enjoy playing rock, paper, scissors, but having trouble finding worthy opponents to play it with? Need to improve your game for that upcoming world tournament? Well, then, you will certainly appreciate Steve Hoefer's rock paper scissors playing glove. Thanks to the built-in accelerometer and bend sensors, all you have to do to play is play the game, and the computer will tell you what it's move was, and keep track of who won. It's a funny project, and it includes some cool features, such as using edge-lit plastic for the display. Well done!
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This video shows you how to start crocheting an amigurumi, starting with
a magic ring and showing you how to single crochet and how to make an
increase. This is the beginning of an amigurumi ball, which simple
shape can be a base for various amigurumi toys .
Every other week, MAKE's awesome interns tell about the projects they're building in the Make: Labs, the trouble they've gotten into, and what they'll make next.
Part 1. Setting up a background for your project.
By Ed Troxell, photo intern
As a DIYer, you share your projects to show off your expertise and to help others find theirs. But building a project and writing the steps is only half the battle. The other half is capturing images of your work that clearly show what you're talking about and what you've done in your steps.
As the photo intern for MAKE, I shoot lots of projects for the magazine and website. Here are my steps for setting up a background for photographing your project clearly to show it off in its entirety.
1. Set up your project and mini studio.
Find a well-lit area that's clear of visual distractions and provides you with enough room for shooting. If you're shooting on a workbench, clear off all the clutter and if necessary, drop a bedsheet or paper backdrop to hide everything that's not your project. The camera doesn't want to see your mess, it just wants to see your masterpiece. Extraneous items on the bench or in the background will only confuse the viewer and make a good project look bad. Clean up before you shoot.
Clean bench good (but what's that junk in the corner?):
Cluttered bench bad:
2. Know your "light temperature."
Light temperature means the color of your light, and it affects your "white balance." Most cameras react best to daylight, which is a bluish light, and I strongly recommend shooting in daylight. Shooting your project near a big window (with no direct sunbeams coming through) is a good place to start. Shooting outside in smooth shade is good option too (but not in speckled tree shadows).
Your flash is daylight balanced, so you can use your flash as a "fill" or secondary light to fill shadows. (Your flash should never be the main source of light, unless you're using a real strobe system.) Also, most of those compact fluorescent light bulbs are close to daylight balanced. They can be a nice fill too.
Just be careful not to mix the color of your lights. The white balance on your camera will get confused if warmer light is in the room (like a normal household tungsten filament light bulb), conflicting with the daylight or CF lights. Choose the light temperature you're shooting with, and stick to it.
3. Choose a clean background.
Use a plain, simple background, nothing too distracting. You want clean backgrounds that show off your work. Pick colors that go with your project or make it stand out. We tend to use bright colors. We recommend not using red, as red is a very difficult color for digital cameras. Do not use black. White is fine.
Instead of a distracting background pattern like this:
Use a clean background color like these:
4. Place your project on a level and straight surface.
Here's the photo booth we use here in the Make: Labs for shooting indoor shots, when we're not shooting on the workbench:
5. Test your settings.
Take a few shots, then check the images on your computer (ideally in Photoshop) just to check focus, brightness, file size, grain (ISO), and other details. Sometimes a setting can be off. It's best to know now, rather than find out when you're done shooting.
For example, if you're submitting projects for MAKE magazine or Make: Online, you'll need to take high-resolution photos at an aspect ratio of 4:3. High resolution means they can be printed on paper at 300dpi. (Yes, even web photos -- because we might want to print them later.)
In my next post: Shooting your project in high resolution.
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Lego's licensing of the Disney/Pixar Toy Story franchise has produced something surprisingly awesome in this mashup of two classic toys. $11 from the Lego shop. [via Geekologie]
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While it’s not the elusive laser-guided screwdriver or hammer, the Victorinox Presentation Master does have a laser pointer, and 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB of USB flash drive storage, and a Bluetooth® remote control, not to mention a blade, nail file with screwdriver, scissors, and key ring. For those of you trying to get through airport security, Victorinox also makes a bladeless version, the Presentation Master Flight.
These are supposed to be available in April 2010, but several online sites already have pricing starting around $113 and rapidly getting north of $200. If you can live without Bluetooth® — or prefer a retractable ball point pen! — there’s an earlier 4GB version that you can pick up for a mere $55 or so.
These might make nice executive gifts, but I don’t see your typical Toolmonger rushing out to buy one. I could be wrong. Let us know in comments.
Presentation Masters [Manufacturer's Site]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Biking directions added to Google Maps... here's my route from Adafruit to NYC Resistor!
Whenever I meet someone who finds out that I work on the directions team for Google Maps, the first question I'm asked is often "So when's Google Maps going to add biking directions?" We're big biking fans too, so we've been itching to give you a concrete answer. I don't want to keep the good news a secret any longer, so the answer is: right now!
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Andy Johnson writes in:
I'm a guy that sews. No, I'm not afraid to say it, I think it is one of the best skills my Mother taught me, besides cooking. I sewed this magazine protector to keep my latest copy of MAKE looking newsstand fresh. I carry MAKE in my backpack, and I carry my backpack everywhere. With all the junk I carry banging around in there, it can get my stuff pretty hammered. I took my favorite T-Shirt, that unfortunately has worn out, and cut out a rectangle 1/2 inch larger than my copy of MAKE on both sides, and doubling the length so it can be folded over. I created a flap on the top and sewed velcro to both the flap and the reverse of the protector. Surging the seams would be the best, but I only have access to a regular sewing machine. If you have extra t-shirt, you can use it to make ipod sleeves, calculator protectors, whatever you like.
It's upcycling month at CRAFT, so head on over for some more great recycling projects with our UpCraft! series.
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As I was pulling some stuff out of the dryer, I noticed the clothes were actually dry. When it was new, it sometimes took several full cycles to fully dry a load of clothes, but half a year later the clothes are dry before the cycle is over. I started wondering, if a machine like my dryer has a break in-period, then what about my power tools?
How does the performance of a power tool change over time? Is it a steady decline as soon as you un-box it, or does it start to operate more efficiently as you use it — until parts start to wear out? It’s probably not as simple as that because there are many competing processes; the blades in machines like table and miter saws start dulling right away, decreasing performance, but the motor may increase in performance after a break-in period. Further complicating matters, as you use the tool you become more comfortable with its operation, which also may make it seem more efficient.
There are many mechanisms by which a tool could get better as it’s used more. For instance if you have a power tool with a brush motor it can take a while before the brushes wear enough to seat properly. Rough edges soften, plastic and rubber grips start to conform to your hand over time, and new stiff mechanisms get smoother over time, hopefully without becoming sloppy.
Have you ever noticed whether your tools seem to work better as they age? Do you go through any break-in rituals with new power tools? Let us know in comments.
Travelling large distances on a holiday can be boring? Just borrow a
coat hanger from the hotel and fold yourself a camera mount to hang from
your rear view mirror. You'll have hours of fun, especially in fast
corners and roundabouts. A coat hanger and a set of pliers is all you
need. Cuttin...
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Persistence of Vision (POV) is the illusion that an image
continues to persist even though the image has changed. In
essence, we are taking advantage of the limitations of the brain-eye
processing time. With a camera we can tune our eye for a longer
exposure. The Lilypad POV (row of LEDs) is a ...
Figuring which way is 'up' for any one of the various IC packages may be second nature to circuit veterens, but getting acquainted with all possible indicators is definitely an important step for newcomers - and it can be a tad tricky at times. Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories posted a detailed photo guide on the subject, even going over orientation tips for seven-segment and LED matrix displays - good stuff!
Ok, so some of you may have seen my other instructable using this same
wall for other shelving ideas. Although the others ideas were cool
I think this one takes the cake. {I also had issues finding any
instructions on how to create this shelving system so I thought I would
remedy this.} The ma...
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Mythretirer Adam Savage has a post up this morning on that one Boingy blog about the latest in his lifelong series of personal replicas of Deckard's handgun from Blade Runner. There's more shots of the build as well as pictures of the original prop and two of Adam's earlier replicas. The very first one uses the famous contoured handgrip from Italian toymaker Edison Giocattoli's TG-105 'Super Thur' ray gun, which also appeared in a prop from Joss Whedon's Firefly.
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Here's how to chop your curl downs into a custom set of bullhorns
Supplies Finding a Good Candidate When choosing handlebars
make sure they will comfortably fit your natural grip Guide Line
Choose a comfortable cutting line Chop! Time to cut! Cut along the
black edge leaving all of the...
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This is my first instructable, and the trick is pretty old, but
anyways... A good prank to pull on your co-workers, teachers,
relatives, and for all ages, too! It only takes about 30 seconds.
Materials: Post-it or any tape that's opaque The victim's mouse
(computer laser mouse) Pen S...
LEGO MINDSTORMS hacker Akihiro Uehara built an interface between an AlphaRex and a Wii Balance Board.
User can control the robot's leg motors speed and direction by changing the vector connecting user's center of balance and center of the board. I have designed this application for elementary school kids in a science museum exhibition.
Don't forget to leave a comment on our Facebook fan page to participate in our Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 giveaway. [Thanks, Akihiro!]
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High voltage on flash hot shoe? An insert between camera and OLD
flashgun. Circuit Well, it is not new idea. It is not a patent. It
is common principle how a thyristor works. Parts from scrap
Left is a shoe from old broken flash - unscrewed and right is part
form disposable camera, just ...
The goal of this Instructable is to create a platform for sledding with
old skis. The crux of this Instructable is to create a platform
for attaching STUFF to skis without modifying the skis or bindings.
In essence take a 2X4 and create a ski boot shape out of it to
mount into the binding as a boo...
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I'll show you how I used a burlap coffee sack to make a lampshade
for a hanging pendant lamp. Materials needed: burlap coffee sack
twill tape (I used natural color, 1 inch wide) 1/2 yard plain fabric
(you'll have plenty left over) glue gun and glue sticks scissors
sewing machine C...
Julia Tsao's Curious Displays thesis project proposes swarms of half-inch pixelbots, which could form into a TV or perform other robotic tasks.
Each block operates independently as a self-contained unit, and has full mobility, allowing movement across any physical surface. The blocks operate independently of one another, but are aware of the position and role relative to the rest of the system. With this awareness, the blocks are able to coordinate with the other blocks to reconfigure their positioning to form larger display surfaces and forms depending on purpose and function. In this way, the blocks become a physical embodiment of digital media, and act as a vehicle for the physical manifestation of what typically exists only in the virtual space of the screen.
Julia even provides a prototype remote control, made improbably gigantic by such buttons as NEEDY, MELANCHOLY and ZEN which would activate pre-pogrammed pixelbot behaviors. Part of the project even includes simulated instructions for dealing with rogue pixels that are hiding under the couch! [via Fast Company]
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This is how I made a waterproof case for my digital camera. It's
not a super detailed instructable...more like a build-a-long. It's full
of great idea on how you can make your own... One great hurdle this
case solves is the camera interface. Mose DIY waterproof (hard) cases
don't have a way of o...
Welcome to another outstanding Instructable from Kentucky Bum! In this
Instructable I will show you how to build a kick-ass disc golf target.
I have seen numerous plans (and even some for sale) but I didn’t
care for any of them; too hooky, too flimsy, not robust enough, not
weather-proof eno...
The SynPad is a position sensitive midi drum pad that
you can build yourself using simple materials and tools for around 50 UK
pounds (depending on what materials you already have, and how many pads
you want to make.) The pad can detect where you have hit it as well
as how hard, so ...
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I noticed that with the internet these days and the ability to upload
digital media, there is also a lot of question as to whether one item is
under copyright or not. If you really wanted to know that (as I did),
you would spend countless hours skimming through Wikipedia
articles (as I did). I ma...
OK, so this isn’t exactly a problem that has plague man
since the dawn of time, but it is something that bothers me about laptop
CD/DVD drives that is so simple to solve. Here is the problem, to
open the CD/DVD drive on most laptops you need to push a button on the
right side of the computer tha...
Well i am now back (yes i have been gone) i had to focus on high school.
i took a small hiatus and now my creative batteries are recharged to
whip out better more detailed Ibles. Point: i will provide a
detailed guide on how to mostly make KDE "Physically
appealing" . i strive to do this becau...
I am the kind of person who constantly changes their desktop background,
their PS3 background, and most importantly in this instance, their
cellphone ringtone. This Instructable is for a method I use to
make all my own ringtones. Getting Started First of all, if you
don't have audacity go get i...
My friend really likes butterflies and has a wall of cds so I decided to
make her something that used both of these. This was quite simple to
make and could easily be adapted for any picture/animal/shape.
Materials 1. An engraving tool of some sorts (may be similar to a
dremel) 2. Cds 3. A p...
The Walgreens forever camera is a disposable camera that you reuse over
and over again. After using up the film they include in the
camera, you return the camera and get the film processed. They
load a new roll of film in the camera for free. The deal is that
as long as you bring the camera back ...
Have you ever wondered what exactly is involved in building a working, radio-controlled R2-D2 robot replica? This vid documents the two-year process of Victor Franco, of Southern California, and his friends building an R2, mainly from scratch-built parts of varying materials, including wood, styrene, resin, and aluminum. He also used some parts provided by members of the R2 Builders Club. Nice work! [Thanks to Chris James and Michelle Iva Cook Hlubinka!]
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For the April Fool's Prank Contest, I decided to use the oldest trick in
the the book and revamp it so it will be re-do-able for never ending fun
and laughs. Hope you guys enjoy this and find it helpful in your
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