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February 4, 2008
Ardrumo
Just when you thought the Arduino name permutations would stop - they don't!
Enter the "Ardrumo":
This is a software MIDI interface designed to accept serial data from an Arduino board and convert it into MIDI drum data in OS X. The application acts as a bridge between sensors connected to the Arduino board and applications such as GarageBand or Logic without requiring additional MIDI hardware. All data is transferred directly over the USB connection and no additional power source is needed.
Cool to see a project so fleshed out with interface software and documentation. Hit the link below for detailed info regarding piezo pad assembly as well.
Ardumo on Google Code -Link
Related:
Spooky Arduino Projects #4, and Musical Arduino -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 4, 2008 06:45 PM
Arduino, DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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DIY Photo Snoot
From the MAKE Flickr pool:
Member Chris Metcalf constructed this flash snoot from corrugated cardboard and gaffer tape.
Although it may sound like the name of a Dr. Suess character, a snoot is a sort of choke used in photography to limit the spread of light from a flash. Snoot's can create an eerie vignetting effect or dramatic highlight - and can be constructed from recycled household items.
DIY Snoot on Flickr -Link
How to make your own snoot:
Make a DIY flash snoot on DSLRBlog -Link
Black straws snoot grid on LightingMods -Link
Related:
DIY ring flash -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 4, 2008 03:00 PM
DIY Projects, Green, Imaging |
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Hexateuthis, a robotic hexapod
From the MAKE Flickr pool:
Mr. Tentacle submitted this image of his six-legged robot, Hexateuthis - "the 6-legged land squid".
The design uses 18 Lynxmotion servo motors controlled by a Pololu Orangutan board (with an Atmega168 at the helm). Throw in some sleek cabling/chassis contrast and you've got yourself one fine piece of machine.
Hexateuthis on Flickr -Link
Pololu Orangutan Robot Controller -Link
Linxmotion Robot Kits -Link
Hexateuthis First Steps on YouTube -Link
Related:
The Hexipod 3 -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 4, 2008 02:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Robotics |
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Matchbox Synthesizer
From the MAKE Flickr pool:
Ranjit created this tiny synthesizer for the thing-a-day project. Though only about two inches long, this noisemaker has five sliding switches to augment tone and a pitch control on top. Unfortunately, no schematic was made available - but one book was cited as a source:
Handmade Electronic Music takes a loose and playful approach to the subject of electronic sound. This book bypasses many complexities of electronic theory in favor of inexpensive experimentation and discovery akin to circuit bending with a high-art leaning - Great for getting your feet wet, though it will leave the newcomer with many unanswered questions.
Matchbox Synthesizer on Vimeo -Link
Matchbox Synthesizer on Flickr -Link
Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking -Link
Related:
MAKE NYC & Handmade music night! JAM PACKED!! -Link
TV-to-synth interface in MAKE Vol. 8 page 123 -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 4, 2008 01:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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Dinosaurs and Robots Dispatch: A Digital mag from Mark Frauenfelder & Mister Jalopy
Here's a new digital zine from some familiar folks! Mark Frauenfelder & Mister Jalopy. Mr. J writes -
The first issue of Dispatch is a handy heyday magazine of projects, techniques and tools loosely arranged around the idea of transport.Dinosaurs and Robots Dispatch - Link.Besides building the projects and doing the work, I was also the sole designer, photographer, writer and editor. It was a lot of effort. Maybe 60 hours as it required a lot of starting from scratch. But, it was great fun and the next one will be less onerous as I have set some standards for how I want to convey information.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 4, 2008 08:00 AM
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Make a Stylophone-style synth controller
Here's another great project PCB from MFOS. The Mini-Controller can be used with any synthesizer with a 1-volt-per-octave input. It uses a stylus probe and PCB keyboard contacts similar to the classic Stylophone synth used by David Bowie.
Just to clarify - this is only an interface and doesn't produce any sound on its own, but it's probably the simplest DIY synth controller project out there.
Stylophones are still made today by the Dubreq company. While they're not the prettiest sounding synths, they are retro-cool and a lot of fun to play.
MFOS Mini-Controller -Link
1969: David Bowie and the Stylophone -Link
Original Stylophone by Dubreq -Link
Related:
MIDI Arduinophone -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 4, 2008 05:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Music, Retro |
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Knit a Steve Zissou hat
Von Klaus wrote up an instructable on how to achieve this unique look -
I am a huge Wes Anderson fan, and his movie The Life Aquatic: with Steve Zissou is one of my favorites. The first time I watched it, I yearned (get it yearned) to have a hat like his (for Jacques Cousteau buffs, I know it was his hat first). To tell you the truth, the only reason why I wanted to learn how to knit was to make a Zissou hat. And yes, I am a boy which doesn't mean that I am girly for whatever. Knitting is for everybody!!!
Darn right knitting is for everyone - break that stereotype!
Knit a Steve Zissou hat on Instructables -Link
Related:
Pencil scarf and MASSIVE super duper scarf round up -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 4, 2008 04:00 AM
Crafts, DIY Projects, Instructables, Remake |
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February 3, 2008
Light record
Matt Mets made this "Light Record:"
I am using some photocells to read the intensity of light that shines through a sheet of paper, upon which I have encoded an image using shades of grey. By spinning this paper around and shining a light through it, the image can be viewed on an oscilloscope. The circuit consists of two resistor dividers, one for each channel, made up of a photocell and a fixed resistor. When there is a large amount of light on the photocell, its resistance drops dramatically and the output voltage rises; when there is little light on the photocell, its resistance goes down and the voltage goes down as well. That's it!
It's the first of Matt's ambitious Thing-a-Day efforts. - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Feb 3, 2008 06:00 PM
Arts, DIY Projects, Electronics |
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MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup
It's been a busy week filled with excellent photos of your projects. Thanks for sharing!
We'll have a MAKE Flickr photo pool giveaway soon, more on that in the coming week - So keep the good stuff coming!
- LED Blaster -Link
- Cat burglar joule thief -Link
- Chronulator facade - Link
- DIY forklift -Link
- Sports car from canoes -Link
- Etched hobby train signage -Link
- 1-31-07 LED throwie/pendant -Link
- Bike part coffee table - Link
- Pocket amp circuit - Link
- Red Mushrooms - Link
- Electronics sculpture - Link
- overWired's jukebox - Link
- AAArduino - Link
- Lovesick Larry -Link
- PID temperature controller - Link
- Vegetable Oil Lamp - Link
- Delcruiser's Swing Bike - Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 3, 2008 03:30 PM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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100-inch uber Superbowl screen on a budget
Paul writes -
Last year around superbowl time, I posted an article showing how my roommate and I had built a stadium seating setup for our living room. This year, we went one step further and added a 2500 lumen projector to the mix to create the ultimate home theater system on a budget...100-inch uber Superbowl screen on a budget - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Feb 3, 2008 07:25 AM
DIY Projects, Home Entertainment |
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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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February 2, 2008
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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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
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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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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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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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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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The Chronualotor facade
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool
Eric submitted pics of his Chronulator build featuring a recycled circuit board housing - nice way to increase the "What the-?!?" factor.
Remember we love to see your projects, so submit them to the pool!
Chronulator on Flickr - Link
Related:
The Chronulator kit -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 1, 2008 01:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Kits |
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DIY forklift
From the MAKE Flickr pool:
Member Simple Simon shares more of his vehicular adventures:
How to get a cast oven stove upstairs. (Driving the truck up to line up with the stove was a challenge due to the ski tips) I don't remember what pulled the ladder up but probably the fan belt since the grille seems to be removed.
DIY forklift on Flickr -Link
Related:
Human powered forklift - Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Feb 1, 2008 06:00 AM
DIY Projects, Transportation |
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