Mint a Menta with Weekend Projects
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Posted by Nick Normal | Tuesday October 16th, 2012 9:24 AM
Categories: General | 11 Comments
Radio Shack's The Great Create
A Micro Relay at Work
The fundamentals of switching in GIF format! See a 5V micro relay switch from normally-closed to normally-open and back to normally-closed.
Posted by Nick Normal | Thursday October 11th, 2012 4:30 PM
Categories: General | 16 Comments
Monkey Hacking on Weekend Projects
Turn a cymbal-banging monkey into a couch guardian to stop furballs from shedding on your favorite furniture.
Posted by Nick Normal | Friday October 5th, 2012 9:30 AM
Build a Bright, Low-Power Little Big Lamp This Weekend
Little Big Lamp has been updated to take advantage of modern LED technology.
Posted by Nick Normal | Friday September 21st, 2012 11:45 AM
Categories: General | 3 Comments
Tracking Solar Brightness with a Homemade Sun Logger
The Sun Logger is a data logging device that records changes in light-brightness over time. This project will introduce you to the art of making your own Arduino shield, and...
Posted by Nick Normal | Thursday September 6th, 2012 3:49 PM
Categories: Arduino | 13 Comments
555 Timer Weekend Projects
The 555 timer IC has been used in many of our Weekend Projects, from beginner-friendly breadboard experiments to advanced weekend-long builds.
Posted by Nick Normal | Friday August 24th, 2012 3:36 PM
Categories: Electronics | 8 Comments
Build a Custom Tremolo Effects Box
The latest addition to our Weekend Projects series is an Optical Tremolo Box. Inspired by Charles Platt’s article about online DIY guitar stomp-box communities (MAKE Volume 15, page 82, “Stomp...
Posted by Nick Normal | Thursday August 23rd, 2012 5:45 PM
Categories: General | 18 Comments
Midway Through Weekend Projects
A quick look at the 10 beginner-friendly electronics projects we've built thus far over at Weekend Projects. Don't forget to check out all our project videos, and subscribe to the...
Posted by Nick Normal | Wednesday August 22nd, 2012 11:00 AM
Categories: General | No Comments
Use OR Logic to Build a Game Show Circuit
Weekend Projects maker Max shows off his version of Game Show Buttons, based on Experiment #21 from Charles Platt's book Make: Electronics.
Posted by Nick Normal | Friday August 17th, 2012 10:30 AM
Categories: General | 2 Comments
Build a Touchless 3D Tracking Interface with Everyday Materials
Using a variety of low- and high-tech components, we'll show you how to build A Touchless 3D Tracking Interface.
Posted by Nick Normal | Friday August 10th, 2012 1:00 PM
Categories: Arduino | 35 Comments
Jamming on Lightwaves in this Weekend Project
Build an optical guitar using a common LM386 audio amp chip.
Posted by Nick Normal | Thursday July 26th, 2012 8:30 AM
Categories: General | 7 Comments
Explore the Airwaves with Weekend Projects
Build a completely batteryless AM radio receiver, and explore the airwaves with Weekend Projects. This radio only requires a few hours to assemble, and you'll be able to tune in...
Posted by Nick Normal | Friday July 13th, 2012 9:30 AM
Categories: General | 7 Comments
