My cats like to jump on furniture and shed their fur, which ends up on my clothes. To stop them, I’m using a Monkey Couch Guardian. I made it from...
Posted by Mark Frauenfelder
Categories: Arduino, Computers & Mobile, Electronics | 6 Comments
In this project, we’ll take a very simple idea — the length of time it takes a capacitor to charge — and make something rather amazing with it: a 3D...
Posted by Steve Hobley
Categories: Electronics, Arduino | 63 Comments
LED throwies are cheery glow-dots you can make in seconds from simple components and stick to any ferro-magnetic surface. But that’s just the beginning — here’s how to hack and...
Posted by Keith Hammond
Categories: Electronics | 3 Comments
Connect a shirt pocket “amplified listener” hearing aid with an in-car FM transmitter, and you’ve got a wireless bug. Tuck them inside a hollowed-out book with the mic concealed by...
Posted by David Simpson
Categories: Fun & Games | No Comments
Crystal radio technology has been around for many years. This "bottle radio" take on a crystal radio requires no power source, operates on the power from radio waves, and receives...
Posted by Steve Hobley
Categories: Electronics | 6 Comments
In this project we’re going to take inspiration from Len Keeler’s original Elastic String Bass. We’ll pick it up (no pun intended) and run with it, adding multiple strings for...
Posted by Steve Hobley
Categories: Music, Electronics | 1 Comment
With an estimated one billion 555 timers manufactured annually, you know this component must be versatile! We’re going to learn how to build and control drivers for three very different...
Posted by Steve Hobley
Categories: Electronics | 31 Comments
Having trouble with people snatching your top-secret stuff? Need help getting some privacy? Here’s a sneaky gizmo you can make to keep those snoops away. It’s a Talking Booby Trap:...
Posted by Bob Knetzger
Categories: Fun & Games, Electronics | No Comments
In this project, we’ll turn a MAKE MintDuino microcontroller and a Mintronics Survival Pack into a replica of retro electronic memory games like Simon and the Tandy Pocket Repeat game...
Posted by Steve Hobley
Categories: Electronics, Arduino | No Comments
BEAM robot building techniques allow you to build fun and simple little robots with lots of room for stylizing. BEAM robots can move anywhere from a fraction of an inch...
Posted by Zach and Kim DeBord
Categories: Workshop, Robotics | 3 Comments
In this project, taken from Charles Platt’s book Make: Electronics, we’re going to breadboard a fairly complex circuit using 555 timers and an OR logic gate. Using these and some...
Posted by Steve Hobley
Categories: Electronics | 2 Comments
Make the cub scout rocket derby a blast.
Posted by Doug Desrochers
Categories: Kids & Family, Fun & Games | No Comments
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