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August 26, 2007
End of the weekend - don't forget to watch the podcast!
It's the end of the weekend. Have you watched this week's Weekend Projects podcast and read the pdf that goes along with it?
Watch and learn how to play with electronics on a breadboard! - Subscribe Link
Posted by Bre Pettis |
Aug 26, 2007 02:37 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Weekend Projects |
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Sonic Circuits Festival of Experimental Music
If you're going to be in the Washington, DC area between Sept 7-23, you might want to check out some of the Sonic Circuits Festival. From the press release:
The American Composers Forum Washington DC Chapter and volunteer
coordinators/curators are proud to present an expanded SONIC CIRCUITS
festival for 2007. Last year's event presented four nights of
performances exposing District audiences to cutting edge experimental
audio from local and international artists.This year, DC SONIC CIRCUITS 2007 promises more! More genre-bending
sounds and world-class performances! Additional venues! Film and
Video! More adventurous music and exploratory visions from over 60
artists from the DC Metro area, across the United States, Canada,
United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway,
Spain, & Lithuania!
Sonic Circuits - Link
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Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Aug 26, 2007 01:30 PM
Announcements, Arts, Electronics, Events |
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The age of steampunk
Chris writes -
There was a good article in today's Boston Globe on Steampunk. It doesn't mention Make in the text, but many of the people and their projects have been featured on the Make Blog. It provides some good back story for the art form and lots of pointers to where to get more information on Steampunk.The age of steampunk - The Boston Globe - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 26, 2007 12:00 PM
Retro |
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El cheapo mirror mounts
Jon Singer is a DC-area mad scientist (and I mean that in the best possible sense). He gave a great presentation at the March 2007 Dorkbot DC on his work with building pulsed ultraviolet lasers using a lot of scrounged, readily-available components. The laser assembly he brought to the meeting, fashioned out of paint-encrusted rulers, chunks of wood and sheet metal snips, rows of 2000 pf/40 kV doorknob capacitors, and a spark gap he scored on eBay (as I recall), looked like something a homeless person might pull out of their shopping cart, if he were working the streets of William Gibson's Sprawl.
Jon puts up all sorts of curious and useful stuff on his website, Joss Research. His interests range from optics and lasers, to formulating crazy glazes for ceramics (florescent glazes made from rare earth elements, anyone?), to his experiments in plant gene hacking to create a true blue rose.
His latest posting, which he wanted to share with MAKE readers, is a simple technique for creating a mirror mount using angle brackets, washers, O-rings, and other hardware/home store-type parts.
A Simple Mirror Mount - Link
Related:
- HOW TO - Build a laser effects show - Link
- HOW TO - Make a DVD burner into a High-Powered laser - Link.
- Fun With Lasers (great resources) - Link.
- Transmit Audio with a Laser Pen - Link.
- Play Records with a Laser - Link.
- The Homemade Laser Saber - Link.
- Green Laser! - Link.
- Laser chess... - Link.
- The Homemade Nitrogen Laser - Link.
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Aug 26, 2007 11:30 AM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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The mysterious submarine
Popular Mechanics 1924 -
THE interesting little toy described in this article will, when placed in water, automatically dive and come to the surface again, repeating this performance, on an average, once a minute over a long period of time. It not only makes a very good toy for a boy but can be used also for advertising purposes. Placed in a glass tank and displayed in a show window, its actions will attract the attention and interest of passers-by, who will stop to wonder how it operates.The mysterious submarine - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 26, 2007 11:00 AM
DIY Projects, Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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August 25, 2007
Electric vehicle financing
This is interesting, if you're thinking of getting an electric car but couldn't afford it quite yet ZAP now offers up financing. Makes sense, most cars are financed in some way, for electric cars to take off some type of financing / monthly payments should be available - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 25, 2007 03:00 PM
Green, Transportation |
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Mr. Midi 2
Here's an ATMEGA168 based MIDI recorder: SD card with LCD, IR remote and full FAT16 support, it also has a SD card bootloader - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 25, 2007 02:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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Easy to build desktop CNC machine
Really nice, clean build of a desktop CNC machine using plumbing parts and other readily available materials.
Easy to Build Desk Top 3 Axis CNC Milling Machine - Link
Related:
- HOW TO - Make a 3 axis CNC milling machine - Link
- HOW TO - 3D (3 axis) milling - Link
- 3D LEGO CNC router / milling machine - Link
- Homemade CNC machine (video) - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Aug 25, 2007 02:00 PM
Computers, DIY Projects, Electronics, Instructables, Toolbox |
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24th Chaos Communication Congress 2007: Call for Participation
The 24th annual congress of the CCC will convene this winter and the theme is steampunk. They've also added an awesome category for makers. Check it out!!!
The ‘Making’ category is all about making and breaking things and the wonderful stuff you can build in your basement or garage. Most welcome are submissions dealing with the latest in electronics, 3D-fabbing, climate-change survival technology, robots and drones, steam machines, alternative transportation tools and guerilla-style knitting.
Now is the time to start daydreaming up your presentation or workshop to take to Berlin! - LInk
Posted by Bre Pettis |
Aug 25, 2007 01:10 PM
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17th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival this Sunday, August 26
On Sunday, August 26th at Waterloo Park (12th and Trinity) is the 17th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival from 11am - 5:30pm. Did you know that more than one hundred gallons of hot sauce are consumed at the event every year? Wowza! Local restaurants will also be on hand to show off their spicy foods, cookbooks, fresh peppers and chili pepper memorabilia. Also get a chance to meet with Dale, Sherry, and Louise from the Maker Faire Austin team. Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Aug 25, 2007 06:00 AM
Announcements |
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August 24, 2007
Finding JTAG on the iPhone
The iPhone is unlocked, thanks to some soldering from a kid in NJ... love it -
Coming into this project I didn't know that cell phones used at commands, or that there was a distinction between kernel/user space. I had once in my life looked at ida before this, and found it too confusing. I still can't reverse well, but this is definitely something I want to learn.Finding JTAG on the iPhone - Link.
There will be (and are) software versions of this, iPhones unlocked everywhere - it's also unlikely Apple or AT&T could stop this since the latest updates to copyright laws allows unlocking phones to get them on a network...
Kids, adults - everyone, electronics is fun.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 24, 2007 03:00 PM
Cellphones |
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Intro to Breadboard Electronics - Make: Video Podcast
This weekend, learn how to put your projects on a breadboard! Start off by going to the Sparkfun site and go through their tutorial about getting power set up on your board. - Link
Then get out Make: Volume 10 (Note: I mistakenly called it volume 11 in the podcast, but it's Volume 10) and look up the article on 555 timers by Charles Platt. We're going to make a timer that you can use when playing chess to know when your partner's turn is up! I'll also put this article in the pdf that goes along with this video. - Subscribe Link
Posted by Bre Pettis |
Aug 24, 2007 01:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, MAKE Podcast, Weekend Projects |
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Intro to Breadboard Electronics - Make: PDFcast
Breadboarding is a great way to get started in electronics. You don't need to solder and you can put things in and take things out really easily.
The 555 is a beautiful thing. Download this pdf, read it, and make this project and learn more about this cute little 8 legged bit of silicon!
Posted by Bre Pettis |
Aug 24, 2007 12:55 PM
Electronics, MAKE PDF, MAKE Podcast, Weekend Projects |
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WINNER: Back to school giveaway - POCKET REF!!
And the winner of the Pocket Ref "Back to school giveaway" is........
Pocket Ref: an ode to youEmail me "Lugarshz" - everyone else, the entries were GREAT, we'll be doing this a few more times stay tuned!
O what would I do with you?
In the shop you'd be in my pocket
whenever i'd need to fit a sprocket
In school within my knapsack
For when I need to give those problems a crack.
Or In the kitchen to help MAKE a hardy snack.
On my theatre's stage
When I forget that cable's gauge
O pocket ref, you are my love
You I am not undeserving of
Oh please magazine of MAKE
Let me my love take.Posted by: Lugarshz on August 21, 2007 at 3:04 PM
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 24, 2007 10:00 AM
Announcements |
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Open source hardware licenses
Do you make hardware? Dabble with designing electronics? Open source hardware licenses considerations and thought starters...
- What is not Open Source Hardware
- Why "non-commercial" is a "non-good" idea for your project
- "I'm afraid that it will get copied by a large conglomerate and sold cheaply to people!
- "I'm afraid my project will be used by some big company without proper credit or attribution!"
- I would like to sell my project as a product and I'm scared of someone becoming a competitor!
- If you keep your project "non-commercial" it is less likely to succeed and evolve!
More:
What is open source hardware? - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 24, 2007 09:00 AM
Open source hardware |
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It's not a motorcycle, baby. It's a mobile barbecue pit
Orange County Chopper / American Chopper's made a mobile BBQ pit for NYC based RUB restaurant, VAROOM!! - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 24, 2007 08:00 AM
Made On Earth, Transportation |
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OpenFM's Open source radio transmitter
OpenFM's Open source radio transmitter -
When Adapted Consulting's co-Founder, Frederic Renet couldn't find a commercial radio that was energy efficient, easy to repair and affordable, he decided to build his own. These requirements were crucial for where he was installing radios in rural Africa. Based on that first model, Fred has designed a new radio that we call "Open FM".Main Page - OpenFM - [via] Thanks Terrie! Link.Adapted's OpenFM radio kit is a low power, affordable open source solution created for use in remote areas. The system is robust and was designed to withstand harsh weather conditions, including high temperatures, dust and humidity. It has been optimized to be energy efficient, allowing it to operate using solar power and so is particularly well suited for rural environments that lack dependable electricity.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 24, 2007 07:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Open source hardware, Telecommunications, Wireless |
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Russian wooden phone
Handmade applewood cellphones, thanks John! Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 24, 2007 06:00 AM
Arts, Cellphones, Made On Earth |
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PCBs with magazine paper
Nick writes in -
How-to make PCBs with the iron tranfer method, but using ordinary MAGAZINE PAPER instead of special paper (glossy or Press'n Peel Blue).PCBs with magazine paper - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 24, 2007 05:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Artsy Picaxe Digital clock
Simple digital clock with source code and parts list, it has a random rolling digit display and is programmable for other effects. Thanks Chipwhich - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 24, 2007 04:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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