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March 31, 2007
AVR controlled clock
Daqq made a really simple The AVR controlled clock, source and schematic included -
A friend of mine needed a clock into his amplifier as an extra function. So I made him one. It consists only of one AVR processor and one BQ-M512RD (or compatible, with common anodes) LED display.Daqqs homepage - [via] Link.
Related:
- Getting started with AVR microprocessors on the cheap - Link.
- Getting started with 8 bit AVR microcontrollers - Link.
- Open source Atmel AVR microcontroller kits... - Link.
- More AVR projects @ MAKE - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Mar 31, 2007 04:27 PM
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Star Trek apartment
In MAKE 07 we had a "Made on Earth" about Tony Alleyne's apartment turned-Star Trek starship renovation project and here's a BBC video about it too!
Trekkie Recreates Awesome Set of Star Trek: Voyager in a Studio Apartment - Link.
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Mar 31, 2007 12:10 PM
Made On Earth |
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Stop motion paper art
Amazing stop motion paper art by Jen Stark - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Mar 31, 2007 10:58 AM
Arts, Paper Crafts |
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HOW TO - Make a light bulb shrimp aquarium
Sgt.Waffles shows you how to make a light bulb shrimp aquarium - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Mar 31, 2007 08:52 AM
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Lemon-Powered AVR Tiny
Dhananjay V. Gadre wrote in with this awesome project:
We have been itching to try running an AVR micro on fruit power. I do have the latest Picopower AVR samples, but it was too much of an effort to solder a 64 pin TQFP and so we decided to give a try with Tiny13V chip instead. The chip was setup to operate at an internal clock of 128KHz with a divide by 8 setting. A program to toggle an LED on pin 3 of the micro was set up with a series resistance of 4.7KOhm. The fruit cell was made out of a bare PCB partitioned in 4 sections. The copper of the PCB made up one electrode and for the other we used zinc strips from new batteries :) Two lemons cut in half were used.The setup works well and the LED light didnt seem to diminish at all.
Posted by Brian Jepson |
Mar 31, 2007 08:52 AM
Electronics |
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MintyBoost! Kit V1.1
Here's another one of our kits with instructions, up on Instructables -
This is an updated version of the detailed instructable by this device's inventor, Ladyada. The updated version has some extra components. Also if you're having trouble be sure to read the extra section in step 4 about modifying the MintyBoost to work with some newer MP3 players. (It's quite simple).
MintyBoost! Kit V1.1 - Link & get on @ the Maker store.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Mar 31, 2007 04:34 AM
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Snap cups
These cups are pretty neat, they have snaps and you can put your own handles or snap them all together for easy storage... Another fun one to (re)make if you have old cups and snaps laying around... - [via] Link.
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Mar 31, 2007 02:34 AM
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HOW TO - Make a thumb piano
BobsDogHouseon writes -
I saw one of these somewhere a while back and always thought it would be fun to play with. A quick Google came up with several including the one in this picture. It's available online for about $33. I'm no kind of musician and I've never built a musical instrument before but this looks simple enough. I'd rather just make one.
Thumb Piano - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Mar 31, 2007 12:34 AM
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March 30, 2007
DIY Coffee - MAKE PDF
We have a caffeinated collection of coffee related projects from the pages of MAKE in PDF form, if you have every MAKE you likely don't need this, but if you don't - we've collected 5 great projects and have them available for $4.99 (if you're a Tips-N-Tools newsletter subscriber there's a discount code coming for that so hang tight)...
I'm going to have a post about each project, today's is: Perfect Espresso temperature hack. Get consistent shots by adding precise temperature control to your espresso maker.
DIY Coffee collects five hot MAKE magazine projects to supercharge your java:
- Home-Build Coffee Roaster
- Bottomless Espresso Portafilter
- Toaster Tea Popper
- Perfect Espresso Temperature Hack
- Web-Fired Coffee with X10 Automation
Got a jones for caffeine and technology? Mod your espresso machine to dial in the perfect shot, with precise temperature control and a filter hack that kicks out maximum tasty crema. Roast your own with a hand-built custom coffee roaster. Hack a toaster timer to perfect-brew your tea every time. And fire up your coffee pot from the internet using X10 automation. Using home-grown techniques and off-the-shelf parts, caffeine junkies will find everything they need to overclock the fix from their favorite shade-grown beverage.
DIY Coffee - a MAKE PDF - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Mar 30, 2007 10:29 PM
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Recording The Beatles
If you're an audio engineer or record your own music, this seems like a pretty interesting book - it's all about how the Beatles were actually recorded, looks like a lot of gear info too -
Never before has there been such an absolutely thorough and definitive look at how the Beatles' albums were recorded. Years of research and extensive interviews with the group's former engineers and technicians shed new light on those classic sessions. With a detailed look at every piece of studio gear used, full explanations of effects and recording processes, and an inside look at how specific songs were recorded, Recording The Beatles is a must-have for any Beatles fan or recording engineer.
Recording The Beatles - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Mar 30, 2007 08:26 PM
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Living interfaces
Check it out, this project uses an old Intel digital microscope!
The topic of the project works between interactiondesign and the biology. It concerns the communication between animal and the machine. The animal represents the user of a system and has the possibility to intervene. The User of the System are the so-called „Daphnien". These organisms are placed under a microscope and form an interface in the system cycle. Thus they have access to all processes in the computer and are able to manipulate them. The animal communicates with the computer and the borders between technology and the animal world blurs.The system consists thereby of the animal, a microscope, an apperatur with LED`s, the computer and a digital aquarium.
Experimentelle Interfaces WS 06 » Blog Archive » Living Interface - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Mar 30, 2007 06:41 PM
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The unfinished balltrack
12345678910 11 12! Check out Nate's balltrack! - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Mar 30, 2007 04:22 PM
Arts |
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Game of Life Kit - Make: Video Podcast
In this podcast I show how to make this little kit which is a hardware version of a computer program. In this game, little lights die if they are crowded or lonely and new ones come to life if there is the right amount of parents around it!
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Mar 30, 2007 03:01 PM
Kits, MAKE Podcast, MAKE Store, Weekend Projects |
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Game of Life Kit - PDF Cast
Here are some photos of the kit and instructions of the game of life all wrapped up in a pdf. Link
You can buy the kit here: Link
Check it out on wikipedia here: Link
Try out a fun software version here: Link
Posted by Bre Pettis |
Mar 30, 2007 03:00 PM
MAKE PDF, MAKE Podcast, Weekend Projects |
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Solder your own wine charms
Windell writes -
Here is how you can put together your own extra-snazzy wine charms out of electronic components. They look great, are easy to make, cost next to nothing, and make great conversation pieces. For an added bonus, you can solder them in place, making them semi-permanent yet easily removable.
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories - Solder your own wine charms - Link.
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Mar 30, 2007 02:20 PM
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Surprising tests with household ammonia
Some fun experiments to extend your knowledge with your home laboratory, from Popular Science 1933 -
Simple Experiments and Home-made Apparatus Extend Your Knowledge and Speed the Work You Can Accomplish in Your Own LaboratoryIt is surprising what the amateur chemist can do with a fifteen-cent bottle of ordinary household ammonia.
Being a mixture of ammonia dissolved in water, this pungent-smelling liquid offers an ever-ready supply of ammonia gas for the home laboratory. Even at room temperature, the gas is released from the liquid. By heating it, the experimenter can obtain the gas in larger quantities.
Strictly speaking, household ammonia is not ammonia at all, but ammonia water or ammonium hydroxide. Although ammonia can be liquefied, it is a colorless gas at normal temperatures. The fact that it dissolves readily in water makes the manufacture of ammonia water possible.
Modern Mechanix » Surprising Tests WITH Household AMMONIA - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Mar 30, 2007 12:19 PM
DIY Projects, Modern Mechanix, Retro, Science |
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MAKE Fest: Realtimelapse
Derek visited MAKE fest with a pole-mounted camera that captured video of the event and he processed it to create a time-lapse video in real-time at the event and here as an archive -
The Mobile Camera Tower at the Make Magazine event at etech2007. People seemed to admire our duct tape design strategies and 10 minute setup time. I used a Jitter patch to speed up the captured footage, so everyone could see a realtime time-lapse representation of the crowd's movement in space.
Social Movement Laboratory » Blog Archive » Make Fest: Realtimelapse - Link.
Derek will also be at Where 2.0 (Thanks Brady!) - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Mar 30, 2007 11:46 AM
Events, Imaging |
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Impatient hand paper kit
This looks like a great paper kit, it taps its fingers as you turn the crank!
Pure distilled impatience, turn the handle and listen to the tappety-tap of impatient finger rapping! Now pre-cut and pre-creased! Simply pop out the pieces and glue together. Complete step-by-step ifully illustrated instructions are provided.
IMPATIENCE PAPER ANIMATION KIT - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Mar 30, 2007 10:19 AM
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DIY UFO - The GFS UAV Project, A coanda effect flying saucer
Check out Jean-Louis Naudin's DIY UFO - a coanda effect flying saucer you can make yourself!
The GFS-UAV, propelled by an electric engine, uses the Coanda effect to take off vertically, fly, hover and land vertically ( VTOL ). There is no big rotor like on an helicopter and the flight is very stable and safe for the surrounding. The design of the GFS-UAV N-01A is based on the Geoff Hatton' flying saucer from GFS Project limited.The GFS UAV Project, A coanda effect flying saucer tested by Jean-Louis Naudin, Thanks Jordan! - [via] Link & detailed shots.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Mar 30, 2007 09:00 AM
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HOW TO - Make a homemade leaf shredder
Robbtoberfest writes -
I made this to shred leaves and break apart seed heads in wildflowers I like to grow. Unfortunately the 1976 weedeater motor burned up as I was getting ready to make a video of it working. I'll have to wait for spring cleanup in a few weeks to scavenge another electric string trimmer; then I'll post the video.You'll need:
A Round Trash Can
A Old Electric String Trimmer (gas if you're really good at mods)
Some Scrap wood 1x2s
.25" Hardware Cloth
1" Deck Screws or Similar Screw
Homemade leaf shredder - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Mar 30, 2007 08:16 AM
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