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Make: television at InvenTeamsCreated about 8 months ago
Sky Cam ProjectCreated about 10 months ago
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Sunlight Poem – Ji Yeon Song’s one-day poem projector made of cardboard and sunlight.
Pedal-Powered Blender – David Butcher outfits a bike with a generator that can run a blender.
Handmade Theremin- Lorin Parker’s musical instrument is played without being touched.
Time-lapse Camera – Jay Burlage hacks into a clock to create an inexpensive way of taking panning time-lapse photography.
Submit a video of your own project at makerchannel.org.
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John Park hacks a Wii controller and turns it into a personal flight recorder that can sense and measure the stomach-churning G forces of roller coasters and other high-speed, high-risk activities.
Download the PDF for this project here:
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/02
Download the Arduino programming software for this project here: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/02
Make: In this Toolbox segment, William Gurstelle demonstrates the slick, back-cutting action of a super-sharp Japanese saw.
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Tesla coil guitar – Steve Connor plays his tesla coil guitar amplifier
RFID implant – Amal Graafstra opens locks and other devices with his hand-implanted RFID tag.
LED fan sign – Kip Kedersha lights up the baseball bleachers with his homemade sign.
Solar-powered Gondola – Reno Tondelli takes us on a spin with his Solar Powered Bicycle Gondola.
Submit a video of your own project at makerchannel.org.
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Journey upstream with environmentalist Dan McCormick, a maker who crafts intricate watershed sculptures out of woven willow branches. Dan places his eco-art in gullies and riverbanks to help reduce erosion and filter out sediment and farm fertilizers that can clog streams and suffocate spawning salmon. And see other manmade structures built to help fish return to their origins.
Learn more about Dan McCormick at http://www.landviews.org/la2003/meaning-
Make: In this Hidden Treasures segment, Mister Jalopy reveals the wonders of a Skippy Peanut Butter jar he bought at a garage sale that is chockfull of a kid’s treasures circa the 1950’s.
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Uber Tuber – Zack Gens and Ted Groessling slice and French fry potatoes with each blast of an air cannon.
Freeline Skates - Ryan Farrelly’s skates are made to simply step on and ride like two mini-skateboards.
Asteroids Watch - John Maushamer’s watches tell time while playing Asteroids and Pong.
Motorized Wheelchair – Lance Greathouse’s custom wheelchair shoots flames.
Submit a video of your own project at makerchannel.org.
Make: Taking a motor from an old exercise treadmill and some PVC pipe, John Park constructs a wind-powered generator. The electrical power may not be enough to get your home off the grid, but this project explains in simple terms the technology involved in turning wind into free electricity.
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In this Toolbox segment, William Gurstelle introduces us to unique load-release devices like the panic snap and the pelican hook which he applies to his giant trebuchet.
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Balloon Organ - Fran Holland’s bagpipe-sounding musical balloon instrument.
Ball-Fetching Robot - Mark Whitney’s autonomous dog-like robot that can follow and fetch a ball.
Truth Wristband - Sean Montgomery’s wristband that uses technology similar to what’s in lie detectors.
Submit a video of your own project at makerchannel.org.
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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 were constructed out of giant timbers and stout materials, this human-powered version is made out of cheap, easy-to-assemble ABS plumbing pipe. The perfect weapon for hurling rotten fruit at your enemies.
Check out the PDFs for these projects on www.makezine.tv
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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 the circuit bending band Beatrix Jar.
Make: 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 reception. While he’s at it, he also makes a video camera stabilizer using metal piping and counterbalance weight; great for at-home moviemaking.
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I/O Brush - Kimiko Ryokai’s electronic "paintbrush" transfers any object it touches, whether static or moving, onto a special board with eye-popping results.
Motorized Barcalounger - Engineer Lyn Gomes’s kicks back in her motorized lounge chair.
Massage Me Jacket - Hannah Perner-Wilson and Mika Satomi’s wearable massage vest acts as a video game controller
[Trouble Maker] Giant Match - Billy Gordon fires up a monster match made from 15,000 wooden matches.
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Want to see the world from a decidedly different point of view? Join John Park as he makes a Sky Eye / Polecam. This pole-mounted camera is fashioned from servo motors, a digital camera, and a standard remote control. John took it to the zoo to snap some sky-high shots; where will you take yours?
Make: Tell Chris Benton to go fly a kite. He’ll return with breathtaking photographs taken from seemingly impossible vantage points. As a young architect, Chris wanted sharp images of his buildings’ upper reaches, so he pioneered the art/science of of aerial kite photography. Now a professor of architecture at UC Berkeley, Chris is still a leader in the aerial kite photography community, constantly developing new ways to rig remotely controlled cameras to customized kites for stunning results. Also, see the centuries-old technique of using kites to lift people in the air!
Make: Need to launch hot dogs, brats, and other stadium snacks into the upper bleachers at your local ballpark? Then build a Burrito Blaster with John Park. Based on the classic combustion-powered “spud gun” project, this cannon instead relies on an air power. Made with everyday objects like a sprinkler solenoid, PVC, and simple circuitry, this project is great for picnics, games, and other outside fun.
Make: In this 'Hidden Treasures' segment, Mister Jalopy urges makers to go big or go home. Marrying the powerful technology of the MP3 player with the old-time elegance of the stereo cabinet, he creates a giant iPod.
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Veggie Flute - Junji Koyama makes beautiful music with carrots, peppers and broccoli.
Swashbot - I-Wei Huang shows off his cool crab-like remote control robots.
Latte Art Printer - Oleksiy Pikalo programs his printer to etch intricate designs in a latte’s froth.
[Trouble Maker] Urban Camouflage - Todd Lappin disguises a personal vehicle to look like a commercial vehicle to "legally" park in loading zones.
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Make: In this Hidden Treasures segment, Mister Jalopy opens up his Chevy Camaro's cassette player to show us the beauty and value of clear schematics for makers like him.