Enter the plugged-in world of Tim Kaiser, a maker who creates experimental musical instruments from scavenged objects. Tim seeks out unique sounds everywhere he goes plucking chimes out of grandfather...
Posted by Make: television | Friday February 6th, 2009 1:54 PM
What’s it like to have a five-foot long throwing arm? Just watch as John Park builds a portable trebuchet that can fling water balloons fifty yards. Unlike Medieval trebuchets that...
Posted by Make: television | Friday February 6th, 2009 1:46 PM
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In this Toolbox tutorial, Bianca Pettis demystifies the art of soldering as she applies it to circuit bending a keyboard to make bizarre sounds. Bianca is one half of the...
Posted by Make: television | Friday February 6th, 2009 1:22 PM
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Make: television presents: Smash Bat – Walter Kitundu and Luigi Anzivino rig a baseball bat to flash photos at the exact moment of impact with some leftover fruit. I Eat...
Posted by Make: television | Friday February 6th, 2009 1:15 PM
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Tour the elegant and hypnotic motorized wave sculptures, created by visionary maker Reuben Margolin. In the Maker Workshop John Park upcycles a discarded shopping cart into a stylish easy chair,...
Posted by Make: television | Wednesday January 28th, 2009 8:35 PM
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Kick back with John Park as he demonstrates how to upcycle a no-longer-usable shopping cart into an easy chair. This Make: magazine-based project offers an introductory look at how to...
Posted by Make: television | Wednesday January 28th, 2009 8:32 PM
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Reuben Margolin, a Bay Area visionary and longtime maker, creates totally singular techno-kinetic wave sculptures. Using everything from wood to cardboard to found and salvaged objects, Reuben’s artwork is diverse,...
Posted by Make: television | Wednesday January 28th, 2009 8:25 PM
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In this ‘Hidden Treasures’ segment, Mister Jalopy waxes philosophic about the the unsung wonders of his old 1950′s Studebaker, emphasizing how old-school design and build techniques can inspire and teach...
Posted by Make: television | Wednesday January 28th, 2009 7:58 PM
Make: television presents: Treadmill Bike – Brent Curry crosses a two-wheeled bike with a treadmill to allow the ‘rider’ to produce a double-whammy of a workout. RoboStool – Steve Norris’s...
Posted by Make: television | Wednesday January 28th, 2009 7:55 PM
Meet the Flaming Lotus Girls, a women-centric maker collaborative that creates gargantuan, fire-breathing sculptures. In the Workshop, John Park builds a digital TV antenna from wire coat hangers and a...
Posted by Make: television | Friday January 23rd, 2009 2:40 PM
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These women are fired up: The Flaming Lotus Girls, a women-centric maker collaborative, creates gargantuan, fierce, flame-breathing sculptures. This popular Bay Area organization boasts diverse membership, welcoming members from all...
Posted by Make: television | Friday January 23rd, 2009 2:23 PM
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Digital converter box? Check! Great reception? Not so much. John Park shows how to take a fistful of wire coat hangers and make a TV antenna that gives great digital...
Posted by Make: television | Friday January 23rd, 2009 2:09 PM
Categories: General | 121 Comments
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