RSSArchives: February 2008
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February 3, 2008
Bezel for “Monome-like” button pad
Todbot writes -
This is a laser-cut acrylic bezel for Sparkfun’s Monome-like Button Pad PCB and Button Pad. These 4×4 Button Pads are great: big chunky buttons with a PCB that can take an RGB LED. JMG is making a “monomuino”, a Monome work-alike using this pad and an Arduino. And he’s extending the Monome functionality since his indicator lights can display 3 dimensions of data instead of the normal 1 of Monome.Bezel for “Monome-like” button pad - Link.I’ve had one of these button pads for a long time but was stymied from using it for a variety of reasons, partly due to not having a bezel to stabilize the buttons from canting to one side when pushed. Sparkfun always seemed to not have their bezel in stock. So I decided to try to laser-cut a piece of scrap black 1/8″ acrylic into a nice bezel.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 3, 2008 02:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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The Decapitator is back, this time it's newspapers
The artist known as the decapitator is back, this time he's modifying newspapers, here's a video on how he does it - [via] Link (photos).
Related:
The Decapitator - modded ads in London - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 3, 2008 01:00 AM
Arts, Culture jamming |
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LEGO ping-pong ball clock
Helge made an interesting LEGO clock that uses ping-pong balls and Lego Technic to keep track of time. One thing that makes this clock different from the rest, is his way of transporting the balls to the top of the clock.
Every minute a fan starts up and blows a new ball from the reservoir at the bottom, through the long tube and up to the uppermost tray.
If you happen to be in Trondheim, Norway, check it out - Link
Don't forget to look at the "details" page - Link
Related:
A more modern looking LEGO Rolling ball clock - Link
Posted by Marc de Vinck |
Feb 3, 2008 12:01 AM
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February 2, 2008
Mastering pipe mechanics and assembly (video)
Here's Ryan from the 1-31-08 MAKE NYC meet up - "Mastering pipe mechanics and assembly" This seminar covers using home improvement store variety pipe and fittings to incorporate into your own DIY projects. Covering mostly PVC pipe construction and use, with dabbles in ABS, galvanized and copper pipe use. You'll see a live demonstration of technique and instruction on selecting the right materials for the job. Learn how to utilize these versatile and easy to use parts to enhance your building repertoire.
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Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 2, 2008 07:00 PM
Events |
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Ultimate (DIY) workstation powerstrip
Craig writes in with this DIY power station (tons of comments on this one...) -
My needs were simple; A power strip at my soldering/electronics workstation for my desk lamp, a small stereo, soldering iron, etc.. In addition, I wanted the outlet space to plug in 4-5 bulky low power DC transformers to monthly maintain all my rechargeable devices to keep the Ni-cads properly maintained. With a standard power strip, I didn't have the space even with other cords unplugged. They started making power strips with one or two offset outlets for bulky transformers, but none that met my needs. ONE heavy duty diamond-plate aluminum 4' shop power strip would have worked, but it was $45!
With about $10 in materials plus a few things I had in shop such as an appliance cord, a cord strain relief, and some 14-2 house wire, I made a power strip that will fit all my low power transformers for monthly charge maintaining, and I don't have to keep unplugging my lamp and radio. It also will stay in place unlike the cheap plastic ones with wall-mount keyholes that crack and come off the wall with the first tug of a tight plug.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 2, 2008 03:30 PM
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Cloud installation hovers between surrealism and feedback loop
"Cloud" by Canadian media artist David Rokeby is a large kinetic installation suspended from the ceiling of the Great Hall in the Ontario Science Center. It's comprised of 100 sculptural elements arranged in a 10 x 10 grid and is rotated in differing speeds by computer-controlled motors. The effect from the video is wave like patterns of movement.
Cloud by David Rokeby - Link
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Feb 2, 2008 07:00 AM
Arts |
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Electrolytic Machining of Brass
There is another interesting post over at The Steampunk Workshop, this time about Electrolytic machining of brass. The results are varied, but very promising. With a little more experimenting, this could be a viable DIY alternative to hand cutting, CNC, EDM or lasers. - Link
Related:
Electrolytic etching of brass for Moleskin notebooks - Link
Posted by Marc de Vinck |
Feb 2, 2008 03:00 AM
DIY Projects, Something I want to learn to do... |
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Spray paint lamp
The future lamp for graffiti artists for sure, purchasable for $50 or a likely better as a (re)make -
This lamp is one of a kind - made from a vintage Krylon can in Portland, Oregon. The off/on switch is the spray nozzle. The arm clips onto any desk surface and swivels for your ultimate viewing experience. Light bulb included.Spray paint lamp - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 2, 2008 12:00 AM
Arts, Culture jamming, DIY Projects, Remake |
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February 1, 2008
LED Blaster - complete!
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool
Woah! Steve finished his LED Blaster and it looks incredible, He even posted an instructable for the project. Truly a top notch job.
LED Blaster on Flickr-Link
Make an LED Blaster on Instructables - Link
Related:
Homebrew Toy Blaster -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 1, 2008 10:30 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Toys and Games |
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Add MAKE to your RSS reader
We have been posting up a storm here on the ole' MAKE blog and since we've moved servers some of the RSS feeders didn't get updated - so if you use one of the portals or RSS readers here are the ways to stay on top of all things in the world of making - RSS (XML), Bloglines, Google, My AOL, MyYahoo, Netvibes & Newsgator. If we missed a service let us know in the comments.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 1, 2008 09:50 PM
Announcements |
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The Kaossilator
So Why would a web store like ThinkGeek stock a Korg synthesizer? Well, the Kaossilator isn't a regular keyboard synth - in fact it's not a keyboard at all, it's a touchpad;
Move your finger from left to right to change the pitch of the note, and up and down to change the sound. But musical sounds are only the beginning, the Kaossilator can also be used like a drum kit with dozens of built in beats and drum sounds. Plus you get some amazing sound effects from laser blasts to Pac Man. You can put everything to good use with the built-in loop recording feature which lets you layer virtually unlimited tracks to create complex songs combining lead instruments, drum beats and sound effects together.
Seems like touch interfaces are very stylish these days and that's a good thing. Touch interfaces are intuitive, and ideally making music always should be.
At $200 it's a pretty affordable "Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer". Unfortunately there's no sign of a USB/MIDI jack, so no data actually exits the box :(
You'd probably have to crack it open to do that . . . So who's first?
Korg Kaossilator on ThinkGeek -Link
Related:
Nintendo DS MIDI -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 1, 2008 09:30 PM
Electronics, Music |
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Rock Band drums controlling GarageBand
For its price, the Rock Band drum kit is a pretty good set of electronic pads. That is - if you can actually use it out-of-game. Chris shows us how this can be on OS X with only 2 pieces of software and minimal config time.
RockBand Drums Controlling GarageBand -Link
Related:
Rock Band drum dampening tutorial -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 1, 2008 08:00 PM
Gaming, Music |
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Tengu remake on a PIC
Here's a good one for those looking to learn more about microcontroller projects and PIC chips more specifically. This clone of the Tengu sound visualizer runs a mini-game upon startup - created as a birthday gift for the author's sister. The project is thoroughly explained even through a language barrier:
its usage is very easy. after connecting pic-tengu to a usb port, it will switch on in a sleep state. blowing on its face he will wake up. then pic-tengu yawns and, if and only if it is the first time we use it, it will start the candles game. the aim of this game is to blow out the candles one by one, so it can become quite boring if the person being honoured is over a certain age, although less painful than pulling his/her ears. fortunately, my sister is only 25 years old. a personalized scrolling message appears when the game is over. next, pic-tengu starts to imitate every noise it hears. there are four sets of faces available: aquiline-nose, snub-nose, no-nose and luciano. the active set of faces changes blowing or with a strong noise. pic-tengu´s auditive acuteness is configurable through the back potentiometer. pressing this button toggles between the imitate mode and the scrolling message mode. if we keep the button pressed more than 2 seconds, pic-tengu will reset, recovering the same state as if it had never been used before; this implies that the candle games will appear again after awakening it.
Related:
DIY Tengu on a breadboard -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 1, 2008 07:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Remake, Toys and Games |
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Help Brandon make a water fountain
From the MAKE mailroom:
I am working on a project but I'm missing some critical know-how on building models and I was wondering if you would be so kind as to impart some skills.The project is a water fountain. So far, I've come up with a couple of ideas on how to construct it, but there may be a better way. I was thinking of using a plaster mold by constructing the basic structure with Styrofoam and then using mesh wire to cover the surface. After that, I'd apply some plaster and end up with a hollow mold of the structure. Then I need to apply some sort of waterproofing solution. Then some miniatures (trees and such) and a water pump at the base.
Any Ideas you may have would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Avid reader - Brandon
Anybody have any experience with this sort of modeling and water features want to chime in?
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Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Feb 1, 2008 06:00 PM
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Seeing sound waves
Using an oscilloscope to track waveforms is always interesting - but the effects of sound vibration on real-world materials can be downright stunning.
Try experimenting with different substances over a loud speaker, just don't spill any milk in your speaker cone!
Sound Waves on YouTube - Link
Snowy Day @ MGFest 2008 [via]-Link
Related:
Ruben's Tube - Sound visualization... with FIRE! -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 1, 2008 04:40 PM
Science |
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An open source synthetic biology toolkit
I'm not near a good connection to grab this, but once I am it's impossible to resist...DIY information on building genetically engineered organisms in your own home, such as schematics for building your own oligonucleotide machine and DNA PCR techniques, cloning methods, etc. (torrented). Bryan writes -
The open biohacking kit project contains information on important protocols in genetic engineering, stem cell research, microbiology and other fields of related interest. Additionally, the archive file -- ready for immediate distribution and diffusion -- contains numerous articles and designs for cheap DIY hardware such as incubators, centrifuges, oligonucleotide machines, microarray chip schematics, and so on. An integral part of the entire package is a cached copy of the BioBrick Foundation and synbio websites, such as OpenWetWare and the Parts Registry -- some may know about these groups from the International Genetically Engineered Machine competitions. Short introductory files are also being included regarding methods of artificial gene synthesis, using online bioinformatics databases, transfections, running ecoli farms, synthetic biology (synbio), ES cell harvesting procedures, quick "where to buy" guides, and one-page documents introducing newbies into the arts.An open source synthetic biology toolkit - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 1, 2008 03:45 PM
DIY Projects, News from the Future, Science |
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Greener Gadgets booth tour
Here's a photo set of the booths at Green Gadgets, I took pictures of all the signs so you can read about them (the Nokia ones are interesting) - my two favorites ones were the new Voltaic solar bag (the new Generator one) and the HY mini wind powered charger - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 1, 2008 03:20 PM
Events, Gadgets, Green |
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Squirt gun modding
This Instructable shows you how easy it is to turn a cheap plastic squirt gun into a much fancier, more realistic accessory for cosplay, using faux wood finishing and aged metal technique.
Steampunk Pirate Gun Mod - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Feb 1, 2008 03:00 PM
Crafts, Toys and Games |
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Natalie Jeremijenko @ Greener Gadgets
Natalie Jeremijenko just gave a great talk @ Greener Gadgets, we've profiled Natalie and her work on MAKE, there isn't a video of the session that I know of yet but I've linked to her work and coverage here on MAKE so you can get an idea of what she does (Feral Robotic Dogs sent out to "sniff" levels of various enviro contaminants, How Stuff is Made (a visual encyclopedia of environmental impacts, workplace conditions, etc.), and Ooz ("Zoo" spelled backwards)... here's a description from the session -
Natalie Jeremijenko is an artist whose background includes studies in biochemistry, physics, neuroscience and precision engineering. Jeremijenko's projects, which explore socio-technical change, have been exhibited by several museums and galleries, including the MASSMoCA, the Whitney Museum, Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt. A 1999 Rockefeller Fellow, she was recently named one of the 40 most influential designers by I.D. Magazine and one of the inaugural Top 100 Young Innovators by the MIT Technology Review. Jeremijenko is the director of the xDesign Environmental Health Clinic at NYU, assistant professor in Art, and affiliated with the Computer Science Dept.Natalie Jeremijenko @ Greener Gadgets - Link.
Related:
- MAKE AUDIOZINE - Natalie Jeremijenko - Link.
- Natalie Jeremijenko: The WorldChanging Interview - Link.
- Make - Volume 02 - Maker: Natalie Jeremijenko (Page 22) - Link.
- Jeremijenko talks art, activism, interspecies cooking - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 1, 2008 02:30 PM
Events, Green |
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A cuddlier joule thief
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool:
Member Garagemonkeysan brought a more lovable look and feel to the popular joule thief project. The seemingly depleted battery is held in place by 2 magnets - nice technique! He's also got a great instructable up as well.
Cat burglar joule thief on Flickr-Link
Cat burglar joule thief on Instructables -Link
Related:
Make a Joule Thief - Weekend Projects Video Podcast -Link
The Joule Thief -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 1, 2008 02:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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