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January 26, 2008
Freestyle soundhack workshop in Toronto
The "Freestyle Soundhack Workshop" by Jessica Thompson happening today in Toronto, Canada gets participants to build "Freestyle Soundkits" which are wearable sound devices that generate and broadcast electronic beats as wearers move around urban environments. Pretty nice simple project that reminds me of the Sonic City project with an added DIY focus.
Freestyle Soundhack Workshop - [via], Link
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Jan 26, 2008 04:00 AM
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Cut out work
Nice cut out work / design from Studio lo - [via] Link & NOTCOT write up.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 26, 2008 02:00 AM
Arts |
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Amazing pen art
Amazing photographic-like artwork made with ball point pens from artist Juan Francisco Casas - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 26, 2008 01:00 AM
Arts, Made On Earth |
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Amazing fab'ed guitar
Adam writes in -
I recently finished building a guitar that I think some of your readers might find interesting. It is all hand built including all of the metal scroll work and inlays. Hundreds of hours of research and design using a full suite of CAD/CAM programs aided in the planning and eventual fabrication of all the components. In October of 2007, the guitar was completed with a final trip to the MIT hobby shop for some finishing touches.Amazing fab'ed guitar - Link.While only my second significant woodworking project, the complexity of this project over my last, Inclination II, is significant. The clock had only 4 major wooden parts (not including gears) and little joinery was involved. Quite differently, this guitar required exact joints between the neck, head, and body in order to maintain proper mechanics of the instrument. Each of these pieces plays an important role in the playability of the guitar. A curved neck, out of alignment head or improperly angled fret board can all spell disaster for a hand-built guitar. Not only is the guitar a showpiece, but it is also meant to be handled, and played like any other instrument.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 26, 2008 12:00 AM
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January 25, 2008
Ode to a diode
This Instructable throws down the gauntlet on TOD (Tons of Diodes) projects:
A new series of instructables that will be using tons and tons of diodes. No ICs are allowed, the only semi conductors are diodes and transistors. The only passive components allowed are capacitors, resistors, switches, inductors, and potentiometers (variable resistors for those who don't know). Another rule is it must have more diodes then any other component. I made this all up, and I made up this group to see how creative people can be with electronics without resorting to ICs. My next one (this one is just a little wimpy intro) might use up to 2000 diodes.
Aw... snap! I'm going to do a project with 4,000 diodes!
TOD: Diode Matrix ROM intro (7-segment display) - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Jan 25, 2008 08:00 PM
Electronics, Instructables |
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Look, it's a Klötzchenbeförderer!
HackedGadgets on this impressive ballet of mechanized LEGO components:
There are few words about the LEGO NTX Assembly Line System that superbird28 has put together but after watching the video you can get a good sense of what it does and how it works. The mechanical timing is superb! If this thing were spray painted with silver paint I would think I was watching a machine that was ready for installation on a factory floor.
Klötzchenbeförderer - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Jan 25, 2008 06:00 PM
LEGO, Robotics |
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HOW TO - Build a LEGO geodesic dome
Jon writes in -
I built a large geodesic dome out of LEGO a year or so ago and I've finally posted some instructions on how it was built. The dome breaks down into smaller sub-assemblies for transport to your favorite LEGO Con and once it's built it's very strong and sturdy.HOW TO - Build a LEGO geodesic dome - Link.
Related:
LEGO robotics gumball sorter - Link.
LEGO logic gates... - Link.
Stargate: LEGO - Link.
LEGO duck factory... - Link.
Scrabble Board made from LEGO - Link.
LEGO periodic table of elements - Link.
LEGO Instruments. People have been building playable musical instruments from LEGO for some time - Link.
LEGO Archives - Link.
LEGO Recharger. It's a snap to keep your gadgets juiced and your keys from getting lost - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 05:00 PM
LEGO |
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Phoenix DIY meeting roundup
Last night at Phoenix DIY we held a soldering and basic electronics workshop. Even the absolute beginners got their kits to work; it was a great time. We made two lights blink alternatingly with a 555 timer. Thanks to Conspire Phoenix for hosting us. - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jan 25, 2008 04:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Events |
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HOW TO - Make a roll-up keyboard
A nifty Instructable on using a keyboard switch pad membrane to make your own (decidedly funky) flexible keyboard.
Make your own Roll-Up Keyboard - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Jan 25, 2008 03:00 PM
Computers, DIY Projects |
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Build your own Apple store
All the things you need to make your own Apple store, expect a MAKE post in 3-4 month with the man or woman who turned their home in to an Apple store... - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 02:37 PM
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Crossed IR beam camera/flash trigger
Mark Rehorst made this awesome instructable on making a motion sensitive camera trigger out of PVC pipe and IR LEDs. - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jan 25, 2008 02:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Instructables |
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Make an Eye Pillow with Amy Sedaris - CRAFT Video Podcast
MP4 Video | QT Video | HD | Subscribe in iTunes
Last summer I had the exciting privilege to be a part of one of the best panels ever with my fellow crafty ladies, Leah Peterson, Kathy Cano Murillo of Crafty Chica, Kristin Roach of Craft Leftovers, and a woman who needs no introduction, Amy Sedaris. Let me just start by saying that I am a big fan of comedy and improv (did you know I like to do impressions?) so to see Amy in action live next to me on the panel while also talking about crafts was just too much! Our panel was fun and informative but the four of us ended up bonding so well that we hung out for the rest of the afternoon into the night. Here we head to Amy's booksigning and mini-craft fair where she sells her crafts she recently made from fake cakes, fairy wands, and more. Here's a little glimpse of that time we spent and Amy makes for us her famous pantyhose eye pillow featured her book I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence. She's a big craft lover and we love her even more for it!
*Special Note: This video last summer was my first time filming with this new camera, so please excuse any jumbles. :)
Here's a photo of us being goofy together. Good Times!
Related:
- CRAFT Blog recap of BlogHer - Link.
- Audio podcast of our session by Jennifer of CraftSanity - Link.
- Video clip of Amy with her magic wand sums up a bit of the fun on the panel - Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jan 25, 2008 01:30 PM
Crafts, MAKE Playlist |
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HOW TO - Install OS X on the Asus Eee PC
Jason writes - We've posted about installing Ubuntu and Vista on the little Asus Eee PC, so to round things off, here's a guide for installing Leopard. Using a few tools of the hackintosh trade, Dan from Uneasy Silence was able to get OS X running on the little lappy. One thing that Dan mentions is that Leopard is a bit pokey on the Eee. He opted to run OS X 10.4.8 instead, and it sounds like it performs quite a bit better.
More:
- Load OSX 10.5 Leopard on the eeePC - Link
- Vista on the Eee PC - Link
- HOWTO - Install Ubuntu on the Asus Eee PC - Link
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 01:00 PM
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Ross Yoke analysis For Stirling engines
Vittorio writes -
For those familiar with the Stirling Engine, the Ross Yoke is an ingenious mechanism for transferring dual piston motion into rotational motion. It has the advantage of minimizing lateral forces acting on the pistons making for a more efficient, compact design.Ross Yoke analysis For Stirling engines - Link.I'm going to use this mechanism for my own Stirling Engine project. [Here] are some pictures of the Ross Yoke I made out of wood. It's rather large as I wanted it to be robust for my design.
Related:
A Stirling engine in a teacup - Link.
HOW TO - Make a Stirling engine from a can - Link.
The Two-Can Stirling engine (preview) - Link.
MAKE 07 Sample - Excerpt from "Two-Can Stirling Engine" - Link (PDF).
Stirling Engine (MAKE store) - Link.
Make - Volume 07 - The Two-Can Stirling Engine (Page 94) - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 12:00 PM
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Airbrushing tutorials
Wow, this is old school. Remember when airbrushing was more than a brush on the tool palette in Photoshop & GiMP? Here's a great set of tutorials on airbrushing from Koolgraphics-
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 11:00 AM
Arts, DIY Projects |
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iPhone Open Application Development PDF book available
Jonathan Zdziarski and his editor, Andy Oram, just wrote in with the news that Jonathan's iPhone Open Application Development book is now available in "rough cut" form. Here are the details:
Certain technologies bring out everyone's hidden geek, and the iPhone did so instantly upon its release. Thousands of programmers want to provide applications on the iPhone. This book shows them how to achieve the spectacular effects that made the iPhone an immediate hit. The book covers both Apple's toolkit and an open, community-developed toolkit that has been widely downloaded and used. Author Jonathan Zdziarski, the developer of the first fully functional application using the open iPhone toolkit, now explains in clear language how to create applications using Objective-C and the iPhone API, which in some ways resembles Apple's desktop API and in some ways strikes new ground. After covering installation of the toolkits and some background about the operating system and Objective-C, the book offers detailed recipes and working examples for everyone's favorite iPhone feature. Graphics and audio programming, the CoreImage and CoreSurfaces interfaces for games programming, interfacing with iTunes, and the use of sensors are all covered. Any programmer, using this book, can provide applications that impress users just as much as the official iPhone utilities.
For the moment, this version of the book covers the community SDK, but when we have more information on the Apple SDK, it will be updated to cover it.
O'Reilly's Rough Cuts give you early access to content on cutting-edge technologies -- before it's published. You can buy just the PDF ($19.99) or get the PDF now and a copy of the book when it's finished ($43.99). Pick up a copy and start writing some apps for your iPhone! iPhone Open Application Development Rough Cut - Link
Posted by Brian Jepson |
Jan 25, 2008 10:06 AM
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HOW TO - Build a guitar
Reesley writes -
This page describes how I built an electric guitar, it has a bunch of pictures and a fairly detailed explanation of the steps. If you have the usual power tools and some experience in woodworking, this page should get you up and running. This is the third guitar I've built, this is one is done in the style of a Fender Stratocaster - but with several enhancements I wanted. First, it is constructed as a neck thru body style guitar. That is, the neck is not bolted on or glued on, it is a solid piece of wood that goes all the way through the body. This guitar has a maple neck, and the wings are swamp ash. The fretboard is ebony which gives a very bright sound, and coupled with the maple neck and single coil pickups, this is a fairly bright guitar. The heavy swamp ash wings do help to darken the sound up a bit. I don't use tremelo bars so I put a fixed bridge on, this should also add to the sustain.HOW TO - Build a guitar - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 10:00 AM
DIY Projects, Music |
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Film Can Cannon
Aah, explosive thermodynamics have a special way of bringing father and son closer together.
Example - This utilitarian film can launcher Make Flickr member kthxema built with his son Andy. See kids? There's that parental supervision we're always talking about! - Link
further instructions -Link
Related:
(non-combustible) Film Can Cannon -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Jan 25, 2008 09:30 AM
DIY Projects, Science, Toys and Games |
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DIY handheld electronic version of the African board game Mancala
Tim made a DIY handheld electronic version of the African board game Mancala, he writes -
Last summer at our annual family gathering, I learned the African game Mancala from my wife's cousin Danielle. Actually, there are many variations that go by that name, so I learned the one she plays. The basic game is described on Wikipedia, but I don't see a quick link to the rules we're using.DIY handheld electronic version of the African board game Mancala - Link & gallery.I had fun exploring strategies for the game, and ended up proposing three heuristics that I thought could play a pretty good game by themselves, applied mechanically. I wanted to automate them so I could play against them, but never got around to writing the program.
A while later, I pulled out a two-line by 16-character LCD display that I had bought on impulse, and felt like using it for something. And I also wanted to try using the PIC18F series of microcontrollers; I'd used the PIC16F series before, but the 18s are a step up in features and architecture and I wanted to explore them.
It seemed like a fast fun project, and I got the basic form factor up and running in a weekend, and some simple playable UI code in another evening.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 09:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Gadgets |
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Arduino to radio-control transmitter interface
Mathieu writes -
I whipped up a little interface yesterday, to connect an Arduino to a Radio Control Transmitter. This can be used to send commands from the Arduino to the transmitter, which will mix them with the manual input and radio them to the radio-controlled model.Arduino to radio-control transmitter interface - Link (and code).The Arduino is sending commands (PPM-encoded series of servo-position pulses) to the RC transmitter (a Multiplex Royal Evo 12, in this case), which mixes them with manual input and radios them to the radio-controlled model.
You can see on the transmitter's display that channels 1, 2, 4 and 5 are broadcasting values while the sticks are centered. If I had video, you could see them change over time under the Arduino's control.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 08:00 AM
Arduino, DIY Projects, Electronics |
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