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July 3, 2009

Weekend Project: Fire Piston

Make your own fire starter that uses compressed air and burns at 500 degrees!
Thanks to Bill Gurstelle for showing us this at Maker Faire.
To download The Fire Piston MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes.
Pick up your own Fire Piston Kit in the Maker Shed.

June 26, 2009

Weekend Project: Potato Gatling Gun

Here is a brand new version of the popular potato cannon built by the DeRose family
and shown at this years Maker Faire. Check out their website for more details.
To download The Potato Gatling Gun MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes.

June 19, 2009

Weekend Project: Arduino Rumble Robots

Learn how to modify the classic Rumble Robot toy with an Arduino. Thanks go to
Dino Segovis for this Weekend Project from Maker Faire.
To download The Arduino Rumble Robots MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes.

June 12, 2009

Weekend Project: Frankenstein Prototypes

Designing and offering a new invention usually requires making a model
of what you have created. Perry Kaye explains the art of Frankenstein Prototyping
and shows us a new invention and how he built it in this Weekend Project from Maker Faire.

June 5, 2009

This is Maker Faire - The world's largest DIY festival

A fast moving look at the best of Maker Faire 2009. If you love to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, act up, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, then start making plans for the next Maker Faire.

Next week: A new series of Weekend Projects from Maker Faire begins!

May 29, 2009

Weekend Project: $14 Video Camera Stabilizer

Make this low-cost camera stabilizer for smooth, professional looking video.
Thanks go to Johnny Lee for the original article in MAKE, Volume 01.
To download The $14 Video Camera Stabilizer MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes.
Check out the complete $14 Video Camera Stabilizer article in MAKE, Volume 01.
and you can see that in our Digital Edition.

May 22, 2009

Weekend Project: Super TV-B-Gone

Are you sick of blaring TV's? Wish you could do something about it?
Well you can with the this devious ultra-high-power version of the popular TV-B-Gone.
Watch the video to see it in action and pick up your own at the Maker Shed.
In the Maker Shed:

In the Maker Shed: Super TV-B-Gone kit
To download The Super TV-B-Gone MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes.
Thanks to Mitch Altman for inventing this amazing gadget.

May 16, 2009

Make: television Episode 10

Here's another chance to see Make: television - Episode 10

Visit SparkLab founder and designer Syuzi Pakhchyan, a maker who explores the new frontier of high tech and fashion with her space age handiwork. In the Workshop, John Park shows us how to build a guitar out of a piece of wood, some string, nails and a cigar box. Then he "makes it rock" by wiring it to a buck-fifty cassette-player amp. In a Hidden Treasures segment, Mister Jalopy opens up his Chevy Camaro's cassette player to show us the beauty and value of clear schematics for makers like him. The Maker Channel features a sunlight-triggered poem, a pedal-powered blender, a time lapse photography rig, and a handmade theremin.

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May 15, 2009

Weekend Project: Mooftronic Mini Synth

Make some crazy sounds from a teensy-tiny musical instrument.
Thanks go to Brian McNamara for the original article in MAKE, Volume 15.
To download The Mooftronic Mini Synth MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes.

Check out the complete Mooftronic Mini Synth article in MAKE, Volume 15.
and you can see that in our Digital Edition.

May 13, 2009

Make: television on CreateTV

Create TV is a cable and satellite channel featuring cooking, arts & crafts, gardening, home improvement, and travel. We're proud that Make: is now among a long list of popular shows like America's Test Kitchen, Ask This Old House, and Globe Trekker.

For those of you don't have access to Make: through your public television stations, or who just want to see Make: in full HD glory, be sure to look up Create TV on your cable or satellite directory and watch.

Episode 10 - Wearable Technology
Saturday, May 16
11am, 5pm and 11pm ET

AND

Father's Day Make: Marathon
Saturday, June 20
All Day

Of course, you can always watch any episode, anytime at www.makezine.tv/episodes

May 9, 2009

Make: television Episode 9

Meet CCRMA, a group of musical makers who stretch the sonic boundaries by turning personal computers into an electronic symphony. In the Workshop, John Park hacks a Wii controller and turns it into a personal flight recorder that can measure the G forces of roller coasters and other high-speed activities. In the Toolbox segment, William Gurstelle demonstrates the slick, back-cutting action of a super-sharp Japanese saw. The Maker Channel features a tesla coil-powered guitar amp, an RFID reader implanted in a human hand, and LED fan sign to bring to baseball games, and a solar powered bicycle gondola.

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May 8, 2009

Weekend Project: $10 Pseudoscope

Build an amazing optical toy that plays tricks on your brain.
Thanks go to Rob Hartmann for the original article in MAKE, Volume 05.
To download The $10 Pseudoscope MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes.

Check out the complete $10 Pseudoscope article in MAKE, Volume 05 "$10 Pseudoscope"
and you can see that in our Digital Edition.

May 2, 2009

Weekend Project: Animal Detector

Make a varmint detecting webcam that captures rascally rabbits in your backyard.
Thanks go to Bob Goldstein for the original article in MAKE, Volume 17.
To download The Animal Detector MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes.

Check out the complete Animal Detector article in MAKE, Volume 17 "Animal Detector"
and you can see that in our Digital Edition.
Check out animals caught on video at Bob Goldstein's blog.

Make: television Episode 8

We journey upstream with environmentalist Dan McCormick, a maker who crafts intricate watershed sculptures out of woven willow. In the Workshop, John Park shows how to build lively and inexpensive miniature robots. Mister Jalopy reveals the hidden treasures of his "Compact Childhood Museum." The Maker Channel segment features French fries shot from a spud gun, freeline skates that ride like a skateboard, an Asteroids game wrist watch, and a motorized wheel chair that shoots flames.

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April 29, 2009

MAKE presents: The Diode

It's the simplest semiconductor device made. It's technology ushered in the age of radio. Say hello to the electronic valve that rectifies and regulates - the diode!

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As per usual, making this installment of the series taught me quite a few things. Prior to reading up on the diode, I wasn't aware how closely its development was tied to the birth of radio - and just how finicky crystal detectors can be. I had a crystal demo in mind for this one, but it seems temperature and humidity hampered efforts to use my newly acquired galena samples. Oh well, more to come ... Fortunately there is a good example of a DIY razorblade diode in Bre's Foxhole Radio vid - good stuff.

And just in case you've missed any past installments of the MAKE presents vids, here they are in a big ol' stack format -

MAKE presents: The Transistor

MAKE presents: The Capacitor

MAKE presents: The Resistor

MAKE presents: The LED

April 25, 2009

Make: television Episode 7

Here's another look at Episode 7 of Make: television. Individual segments after the jump.

Bike along with Ali Momeni and his fleet of mobile video projectors that transform public spaces into massive sound and light shows. In the Workshop, John Park combines a used treadmill motor and PVC pipe to build a wind generator, and William Gurstelle tests hardware on a giant trebuchet. The Maker Channel features a balloon organ, a ball-fetching autonomous robot, and a lie-detector wristband.

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April 24, 2009

Weekend Project: Strung Out

Make a unique one-string, electric or bass guitar out of PVC and wood.
Thanks go to Tom Zimmerman for the original article in MAKE, Volume 09.
To download The Strung Out MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes.

Check out the complete Strung Out article in MAKE, Volume 09 "Strung Out"
and you can see that in our Digital Edition.

April 21, 2009

Scenes from the last Handmade Music

Yup, last week's Handmade Music party was entirely off the hook and awesome. Full fledged performances by E-Squared and Peter Edwards of Casper Electronics. Plus a hauntingly interactive piece by Ranjit Bhatnagar and a demo of Eric Archer's Dronematrix handheld synthstrument. Good times - and of course more to come next month! (5/21/09 to be specific)

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April 19, 2009

Weekend Project: The Stealth Mic

Make a set of sneaky earbuds that record what you hear. They create a binaural effect
when played back wearing headphones.
Thanks go to Bill Byrne for the original article in MAKE, Volume 17.
To download The Stealth Mic MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes.

Check out the complete Stealth Mic article in MAKE, Volume 17 "The Stealth Mic"
and you can see that in our Digital Edition.

April 18, 2009

Make: television Episode 6

A look back on Episode 6 of Make: television. Individual segments after the jump.

Enter the plugged-in world of Tim Kaiser, a maker who fashions experimental musical instruments from scavenged objects. In the Workshop John Park assembles a portable trebuchet from plastic plumbing pipe, and circuit bender Bianca Pettis demystifies the art of soldering. The Maker Channel presents a Smash Bat that snaps moment-of-impact photos, a drum synthesizer played with Skittles, a pedal-powered tennis ball launcher, and an evil mouse that causes the cursor to misbehave when moved. Watch in HD at blip.

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