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March 1, 2008
Making a steel sunflower
Jack Donnell writes in about this video from Andrew Crawford's blacksmith studio in Atlanta wherein he goes through the process of making a steel sunflower using a waterjet cutter and traditional blacksmithing techniques - Link.
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Mar 1, 2008 11:00 AM
Arts, How it's made |
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February 19, 2008
Make a super colossal cubby house
Remember building forts out of old boxes? I do, but mine were nowhere close to being as cool as the Super Colossal Cubby House. It is made from 100% recyclable cardboard, and the pattern is available online for free. [via] Link
Related:
HOW TO - Build a cardboard spaceship - Link
Posted by Marc de Vinck |
Feb 19, 2008 01:00 AM
DIY Projects, Green, How it's made |
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October 29, 2007
The Secret Life Of Machines - The videos (more formats!)
Coldclimate writes -
Tim's TV programs here in the UK really inspired me aged ten (The secret life of machines). You can now download all of his brilliant series online too. He and Rex Garrod take things to pieces, explain how they work in wonderfully easy to understand chunky, and all of the animations he drew himself. He might just be the original British maker.The Secret Life Of Machines - The videos (more formats!) - Link.
We've covered these before but the latest videos are in multiple formats including iPhone (m4v).
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 29, 2007 03:02 PM
How it's made, Science |
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October 26, 2007
Tooth Tunes Musical Toothbrush dissection
Steve writes -
The Tooth Tunes Musical Toothbrush plays two minute pop song clips to help kids count down an appropriate length of tooth brushing time. Suspecting that this used a transducer to conduct the sound through the bristles and into the jaw (bone conductance) I wanted to both know for sure and see how easily it could be hacked, so I bought one and took it apart. Here are photos of that dissection. The audio IC is potted so I suspect it will be hard to change the sound which is played, but I think the transducer itself could make for a fun little toy. The sound quality is decent when the transducer is held directly against the teeth, the head, or any large, flat surface (eg: workbench).Tooth Tunes Musical Toothbrush dissection - Link.
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Oct 26, 2007 08:00 AM
Electronics, Gadgets, How it's made |
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October 25, 2007
How it works: The first all in one beer machine @ Maker Faire from Pop Sci
Gizmodo on Pop Sci's beer machine @ Maker Faire...
Giz's semi-goddess Sarah Meyers went to Maker Faire to admire all kinds of wonderful machines, and videotaped this straightforward demo of the workings of The Device, the first all-in-on beer machine. It's our favorite by far, not because of its design or ingenuity, but because of what it makes: lots of different types of beer. And, unlike other boutique ales, you won't have to recover a stolen laptop to enjoy a lifetime supply of its frothy goodness. The bad: it's not as elegant as a fridge with a built-in draft beer system. The good: it's fresh beer, you can teach science to your kids while getting drunk and it doesn't require a stupid bottle opener.How it works: The first all in one beer machine @ Maker Faire from Pop Sci - Link.
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Oct 25, 2007 03:00 PM
How it's made, Maker Faire |
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October 8, 2007
Build a battery meter, show your friends that alkalines aren't "dead" yet
Even though alkaline batteries are slowly disappearing in exchange for the re-chargeable nickel metal hydride and lithium in most consumer electronic devices, there are still a few people who use them. Here's a nice project to test the strength of the remaining AA batteries you have lying around your house if you can't find your multimeter amid the clutter.
Battery meter Link
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Oct 8, 2007 04:48 AM
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October 4, 2007
Have an instant house party with DiscoLazer
Ever wanted to use sound vibrations to create a light show? These types of improvised sound and light projects are really fun to hack together and take little time and require about the same amount of skill. As they say in the description, "no electronics, accuracy, soldering, welding, nuclear reactions, or mining", just cut and glue!
How to make a DiscoLaser - Link
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Oct 4, 2007 07:20 AM
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October 2, 2007
Binary keyboard gives you RSI even faster
Here's a nice how-to on building a binary keyboard from an existing keyboard. The only thing they forgot to mention is how much time you'll waste or pain you'll endure trying to type an email with it.
How to make a binary keyboard - [Link]
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Oct 2, 2007 12:45 PM
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September 19, 2007
Making things in China
Bunnie posted up more in the "Made in China" videos/article series. It's a really interesting view in to what actually goes in design, development and bringing a product to market when you go overseas, in this case the open source "Chumby" a Wi-Fi clock-like companion that does interactive applications... Link.
More:
- Made in China: Automation - Link.
- Made in China: Quality (or, The Challenge) - Link.
- Made in China: Precision - Link.
- Made in China: Craft - Link.
- Made in China: Skill - Link.
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Sep 19, 2007 04:00 AM
How it's made, Open source hardware |
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August 1, 2007
Made in China
A ton of readers sent this in today, a photo essay and narration about the electronic markets in Shenzhen, China... Link & James Fallows's related story in the July/August 2007 Atlantic - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 1, 2007 03:00 AM
How it's made, Made On Earth |
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July 27, 2007
Home roasting rigs building contest
HomeRoasters.org, a community of avid (rabid?) home coffee roasters, is running the first-ever Roaster Building Competition. There are only a few days left in the contest (deadline is July 31st, midnight, Pacific time). The winning rig will be announced on August 15th. Submitted roasters are available for viewing on the association's Discussion Forum.
The Great HomeRoaster Building Contest [via] - Link
Related:
- Homemade and seriously modified coffee roasters - Link
- The Solar Powered Coffee Roaster - Link.
- Hot Rod
- home coffee roasters - Link.
- Hacking Coffee Machines - Link.
- Coffee Art (video) - Link.
- Homemade coffee roaster - The Uglyroast - Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
- DIY Coffee - The Bottomless Portafilter, Mod your espresso maker's filter holder for a tastier cup. Hot On The Spot, Get consistent shots by adding precise temperature control to your espresso maker. Automate - What good is a coffee pot if it can't be controlled from the internet?
- Coffee Roaster - Lots of folks think that quaffing a cup of coffee from boutique beans comes close to nirvana, but roasting your own beans will bring you even closer. That's why I call this roaster the Nirvana Machine. MAKE 08 - Page 110. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition!
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Jul 27, 2007 08:00 PM
DIY Projects, Events, Gadgets, How it's made |
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June 27, 2007
The making of a pinball game
Here's an excellent walk through about how a pinball machine is made! -
The following is an unabridged version of a short presentation that Pat Lawlor Design did at Pinball Expo 2001, showing the history of the MONOPOLY Pinball project from start to end.PLD presents The Making of the MONOPOLY Pinball Game, Thanks Drew! - Link.MONOPOLY Pinball was a special project in a lot of ways, especially because it was 4 guys working outside the confines of a pinball company designing and prototyping a game from the start almost all the way through to the end.
It was new territory for almost everyone at both companies, and after letting so many other pinball projects go by undocumented we were determined to make this one count.
Related:
HOW TO - Make a Pinball Coffee Table - Link.
Pinball hall of fame - MAKE @ Vegas - Link.
Homemade Futurama pinball machine - Link.
The LEGO pinball machine - Link.
Emulate Pinball with PinMame-HW - Link.
Pinball photos - Link.
Pinball Hall of Fame, Las Vegas, NV - Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
Follow the bouncing ball. Pinball's magic juju and the unanticipated effect of one thing on another. Read this article in MAKE: 08: Toys and Games, Page 11. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition.
Pinball, Resurrected. Restoring a crusty, beat-up Cyclone. Pinheads in Oddball Places. Inside the electromechanical underground, with Lucky Ju Ju and the Pinball Hall of Fame. Read this article in MAKE: 08: Toys and Games, Page 66. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 08 in the Maker store - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 27, 2007 10:00 PM
Gaming, How it's made |
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March 13, 2007
HOW TO - Large scale mold making
This is the first part of what should be a great howto series on large scale mold making.
We're making an HPV! That's human powered vehicle ;) We are required to have at least 1/3 of our frontal area covered by a fairing (a fairing is just an aerodynamic shell -- like your car's outer skin). We're going for a fully enclosed (aka "sealed") fairing.To tackle this manufacturing problem, we will be making a "female" negative mold. Similar to how casts of fish are made. To make this mold, we first need to make a positive "male" plug.
Learn how to make a large mold positive for a bicycle fairing out of high density foam -Link.
There's also a time-lapse video of the process here -Link.
Posted by Jason Striegel |
Mar 13, 2007 01:06 PM
Bicycles, DIY Projects, How it's made, Transportation |
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January 31, 2007
Mini Revver project - hot rod leaf blower
There are many leaf blowers out there, but this one... is Steve's - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 31, 2007 03:28 PM
Arts, How it's made |
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January 5, 2007
The Secret life of Machines - videos
It appears that most of the "The Secret life of Machines" are now on Google video, they're outstanding and worth a view/download...
"The Secret Life Of Machines is a TV series made for Channel 4 and subsequently shown on the Discovery Channel. The series was written by Tim Hunkin, and presented by Tim Hunkin and Rex Garrod. Eighteen programmes were made. The series developed from a cartoon strip, called 'The Rudiments Of Wisdom' which Tim researched and drew for the Observer newspaper for 14 years." [via] - videos & more.
Related:
- Another great one... Connections (TV series) - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 5, 2007 06:41 AM
How it's made, Science |
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November 23, 2006
How parade balloons are made - The Macy's Day parade
Pat writes in with this great Thanksgiving video, how the parade videos are made! -
"...three and a half million people will gather in New York City for the "Macy's Day Parade." Some 50 million people will watch it on TV. Every one of them will be watching manufactured products float by, courtesy of Aerostar, a division of Raven Industries in South Dakota. Raven is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and it is one of those quiet and great US manufacturing companies. It is a half-century success story, a company that has constantly innovated and reinvented itself to stay competitive and stay vibrant. Along the way, they build some of the highest-tech and coolest stuff you've ever seen. You can check out their website to see it for yourself." - Link (video).
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 23, 2006 03:56 PM
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November 3, 2006
How phonographs records are made
How phonographs records are made, Popular Science 1947 - "THE silent black disk that makes noises when needled is chiefly shellac, lampblack and limestone. In its manufacture, however, pure gold, wax, glass, copper, nickel and sometimes chromium are used by the craftsmen who operate the intricate and delicate machines that squeeze sound into a scratch. From beginning to end, the commercial manufacture of records is a tremendously exacting process. For example, 50 percent of the wax-coated glass disks on which the music is recorded are rejected before reaching the cutting room. The accompanying pictures tell the story." - Link.
Related records:
- Animated records - Link.
- Play Records with a Laser - Link.
- Digitizing Records and Tapes - Link.
- Convert vinyl records to MP3s... - Link.
- Glasses made from vinyl records - Link.
- Camera records "eye interest" of reader - Link.
- 3 things to do with old records... - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 3, 2006 03:13 AM
How it's made, Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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October 21, 2006
How beer is made
Our friends at the National Assocation of Manufacturers posted up a couple "How beer is made" videos, one you can follow along and do yourself from Sam Adams and the other, from Anheuser-Busch [via] - homebrew & Bud.
Related:
- Open source beer - Link.
- "Mr. Beer" DIY Brewing Kit - $27 shipped - Link.
- Make Beer - Link.
- Robotic Beer funnel - Link.
- DIY Root Beer - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 21, 2006 12:00 AM
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October 17, 2006
HOW TO - Read postal bar codes
Microsoft has how to read those little bar codes the post office uses on your mail... - "This article describes how to read a postal bar code in order to determine whether Microsoft Word created a correct postal bar code. A postal bar code is composed of three main components: framing bars, number bars, and checksum bars. The first bar on the left side and the last bar on the right side of the postal bar code are framing bars for the postal bar code. You can ignore these. To read the bar code, start with the second bar. Group the bars into groups of five bars each. Each number in a postal bar code consists of five bars." [via] - Link.
Other bar code-y type projects @ MAKE:
- Bar code quilt - Link.
- HOW TO - Make a touch-screen bar-code scanning system - Link.
- LEGO barcode reader - Link.
- Making a magnetic stripe card reader - Link.
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Oct 17, 2006 01:17 AM
DIY Projects, How it's made |
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October 15, 2006
How trumpets are made
Pat sent in this week's "Cool stuff being made" - Trumpets! He writes - "When you hear the greats like Louis Armstrong, Wynton Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Al Hirt, not everyone thinks first about manufacturing, but they should. After all, these folks are all playing on a manufactured product, the trumpet. This video shows a Bach trumpet (first designed by Vincent Bach in 1918) in all stages of manufacture. From the premium grade brass or pure silver through the valves -- honed to a tolerance of .0005" -- this is manufacturing craftsmanship at its finest. We've also provided a link to the history of trumpets, for your musical junkies out there." - Link (Bach trumpets video) & History of trumpets video.
The videos are a little salesy, but there is a lot of good info in them if you're interested in trumpets.
Related:
- How it's made.. @ MAKE - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 15, 2006 12:01 AM
How it's made, Music |
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