Inspired by the Sandables concept that recently made the rounds, we've been experimenting with adding abrasive grit to polycaprolactone (aka ShapeLock) thermoplastic to make rigid sanding blocks that can be...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday March 5th, 2013 9:37 AM
Categories: Woodworking, Tools | 4 Comments
A ball-in-cage switch is a mechanical alarm switch that works on an ingenious principle. It has a single relatively unstable “open” position, in which a metal ball rests in a...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday February 18th, 2013 11:49 AM
Categories: Electronics | 3 Comments
Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at http://makeprojects.com/Project/Mini-Rover-Redux/2479/1 Learn the basics of modding a remote controlled (RC) vehicle for the purpose of making your own...
Posted by makemagazineuser | Friday December 21st, 2012 3:22 PM
Categories: Electronics, Fun & Games, Photography & Video | No Comments
Recently, we've been brainstorming ideas for a breadboarding workshop to put on at Maker Faire and other events. Hoping to save participants the tedium of cutting and stripping their own...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday August 20th, 2012 6:00 AM
Categories: Education, Electronics | 15 Comments
I have been hacking on some cheap R/C cars, lately, and wanted to etch metal films off of a few of the bits. I knew that the usual strong acid...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday August 17th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Science | 13 Comments
Last September, I wrote about the Thingiverse “Cube Gears” phenomenon, briefly tracing the origin of user emmett’s Screwless Cube Gears through its evolution from Haruki Nakamura’s papercraft geared heart sculpture...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday June 14th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: 3D Printing | No Comments
Our own Sean Ragan created this fantastic Dodecahedron Speaker, which not only looks good, but also has some interesting acoustic properties. Sean wrote a full guide to building it and...
Posted by Matt Richardson | Monday June 11th, 2012 9:30 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Home, Music | 4 Comments
When you think back on your day and assess what projects you completed, don't discount the meals you prepare — they're projects too! Make: Projects has a Food section where...
Posted by Laura Cochrane | Friday June 8th, 2012 7:00 AM
Categories: Food & Beverage | No Comments
Inspired by "How It's Made," here's a second step in my old DIY cord-curling process that makes the coil even tighter and is, just as importantly, a heckuva lot of...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday May 29th, 2012 6:00 AM
Categories: Electronics | 2 Comments
Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at http://makeprojects.com/Project/Optical-Tremolo-Box/2276/1 Inspired by Charles Platt's "Stomp Box Basics" article (MAKE Volume 15, page 82), follow along as we...
Posted by makemagazineuser | Friday May 4th, 2012 7:29 PM
Categories: Music, Electronics | No Comments
If you're playing Rocksmith (and I think you should be), and you're playing standing up (ditto), you have probably run into the "where do I put the controller" problem. The...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday March 9th, 2012 2:30 PM
Categories: Fun & Games, Hacks, Music | 1 Comment
Due to popular demand, I've decided to take my MakerGear Mosaic assembly guide one step further, past the physical assembly of the robot, and cover the process of getting through...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday March 5th, 2012 1:00 PM
Categories: 3D Printing, Tools | 4 Comments
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