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+10-15V ___0,047R X------o------o-|___|-o--o---------o----o-------o | | | | | | | --- | | .-. | | | 470uF ### | | | | 2k2 | | | | + | | | | | | | X------o '--. | '-' .-. | | | |6 |7 |8 1k | | | | GND .------------. | | | | | | '-' | | | |1 | ...

From COLLIN CUNNINGHAM, MAKE: Blog,  4 Feb 2010

Lathing zen - making a vaccum hose adapter

I needed a way to hook my shop vac hose to the square tube aluminum extrusion I recently made into a manifold for the Loc-Line tubing I'm using as a vacuum system for my mini mill. Here's how I did it. Some might say it's a lot time to spend ...

From COLLIN CUNNINGHAM, MAKE: Blog,  3 Feb 2010

All radio united under autotune

two radios with home-made autotune on every signal received. every station is in tune with every other station. even static is in tune. peace on earth.If current trends are any indication, mainstream radio will soon sound similar to this without ...

From COLLIN CUNNINGHAM, MAKE: Blog,  2 Feb 2010

Related Topics: Tim O'Reilly

MAKE Volume 21: Desktop Manufacturing - plus a visit to Makerbot HQ!

Make Volume 21 digs into desktop factories, covering a variety of ways you can get started with personal manufacturing - including: CNC kits DIY CNC milling machines Steps for building your own 3D scanner An in-depth look at the Makerbot Cupcake CNC & ...

From COLLIN CUNNINGHAM, MAKE: Blog,  1 Feb 2010

Atari punk guitar pedal

The basic idea of this mod is that you are using the volume potentiometer to control the frequency of the APC. Obviously this is not the same as turning the notes played on the guitar fretboard into the APC oscillations, however it is a pretty good ...

From COLLIN CUNNINGHAM, MAKE: Blog,  28 Jan 2010

Ink injection plotter draws video @ 1 frame per day

Very Slow Scan Television (VSSTV) is a new television format that we have developed building upon Slow Scan Television (SSTV), an image transmission system used by Ham Radio amateurs. VSSTV uses broadcasts from this historic public domain television ...

From COLLIN CUNNINGHAM, MAKE: Blog,  27 Jan 2010

Perfboard jeweling jig

Inspired by the article in MAKE: #19, and needing to make an ugly piece of brass pretty in a hurry, I hit upon the idea of using perfboard as a jig for jewelling. (Also known as engine turning) The large piece of perf is stuck to the drill press bed ...

From COLLIN CUNNINGHAM, MAKE: Blog,  26 Jan 2010

Motorized quilt looks a bit restless …

Osamu Iwasaki used a Lilypad Arduino + servo motor to create the Kinetic Quilt - an unusually lively bedspread. Hmmm … didn't this little guy make an appearance in one of the Harry Potter flicks? … or maybe Poltergeist? Subscribe today, save 42% and ...

From COLLIN CUNNINGHAM, MAKE: Blog,  26 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Harry Potter

Ceramic IC

This ceramic wafer is a real mystery to me. I purchased it from a Ebay seller in Kfar Saba, Israel and during the shipment it cracked on the upper edge of it. It's about 4" x 4" and just a bit thicker than a normal silicon wafer. I was thinking it ...

From COLLIN CUNNINGHAM, MAKE: Blog,  26 Jan 2010

Engineering Paradise

When thinking up a way to promote the awesomeness of engineering, IBM Fellow John Cohn did what came naturally - a music video parody of a Coolio track, of course! [via Adafruit Industries] Subscribe today, save 42% and get web access to MAKE free. ...

From COLLIN CUNNINGHAM, MAKE: Blog,  25 Jan 2010

Related Topics: IBM,  Coolio (musician)

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