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Leadtowill posted this detail shot of a rather excellent mod/conversion -
This was a cassette radio. I removed the motor etc and added an input to the amp section of the circuit, mounted a spring and converted the speaker to a driver with a knife - the result is a roomy sounding spring reverb.
Future additions —- a filter and feedback section, maybe make use of the radio section as a white noise generator…
Quite a few interesting works can be viewed in his Electronic and Microtonal Instruments photo set.
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Ok i will show you how to make best mother’s day for your mother
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
1 egg
3 tablespoons butter, melted
Directions
1. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, bakin…
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If you’ve got your sewing skills in the bag, then making your own hats isn’t as hard as it may seem. Rachel, the multitalented Java developer for Instructables, writes:
This is a copy of a hat my friend Doc Pop brought back from (East) Germany. He got it near Checkpoint Charlie so that’s what he calls it; to me it looks more like the hat Governor Tarkin is wearing when he gets insulted by Princess Leia. But either way it’s cool.
I made this from a thrift store blazer, rather than buying fabric new. It cost about $9 (in expensive San Francisco) and I’ll get another 2 hats from it, easily. If you have fallen in love with yardage, you’ll need about a third of a yard — but take the pattern to the store and lay it out there to be sure.
For the brim, I use a piece of flexible clear plastic of the kind blister packages are made from. Many packages have large flat areas from which the plastic can be reclaimed, although a lot are just too closely molded to the product. I have a stash of flat plastic for brims. Yay reuse!
The only other material needed is a yard or so of quilt binding or wide bias tape for the inner hat band. Tools required are sewing machine (although you could do this by hand as well), pins, and scissors.
Checkpoint Charlie Hat
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MAKE HQ reports that they had a nice turnout and a fine time this past weekend at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo. Our compadre Kent Barnes took these photos and has more in his photostream. It was a great opportunity to reach out to people who might otherwise not have previous exposure to MAKE. We’ll be doing a few more of such events in the future, so stay tuned. Thanks for takin’ the snaps, Kent.
Kentb’s Photostream
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Perhaps not quite so useful in the summer months, but what do you do when you’re out in the cold of winter, or maybe late on a clear night, and you want to enjoy your music without the awkward and uncomfortable hat+earphones? make some muphones! or muffones.. or headmuffs.. its up to you 
This is…
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Maker Ken Delahoussaye. (Photo by ROBERTO GONZALEZ, ORLANDO SENTINEL / April 23, 2009)
Tech reporter Etan Horowitz wrote a nice piece in today’s Orlando Sentinel about makers in his area of the country. Ken Delahoussaye, a MAKE contributor, is profiled. Here’s a snippet:
Some of his other projects include a motion detector that plays a sound or video on his computer; a remote-control robot with a camera inside; and a tennis-ball launcher made with electric-scooter motors, a battery used for jump-starting a car and other parts.
“The biggest motivation for me is actually the building of the project,” Delahoussaye said.
“Once it’s built and it works, there is a satisfaction in that, but the awe is gone.”
Etan also has some extra material, videos, and offers some interesting thoughts about pulling the article together on his blog. MAKE magazine is, of course (yay!), mentioned, and there are links to some of Ken’s articles and other pertinent Make: Online pages.
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From the MAKE Flickr pool
Andy posted pics of this here classically styled elastic launcher with a tung oil/selective stain finish. He notes it’s still a work in progress - either way, looks pretty darn ’snappy’ as is.
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Make a beautiful paper flower wreath for a wedding or party using cupcake or candy cups in this tutorial by Once Wed.
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Customize you watch! Easy! Fun!
you will need:
you need:
1. nail polish
2. paper towels
3. Q-tips
4. nail polish remover
5. nail stickers (optional)
3, 4, and 5, are optional.
step 1.
this part is the hardest part.
1. put your fingers on the where the yellow squares are in the …
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I just came across this really interesting instructable about controlling motors with the Arduino. It looks like a really simple, and cheap, way to use an L293D chip for use in robotics. Check out the link for all the details and code.
After long research and trial and error, I have came up to a new walkthrough regarding this nice chip, the L293D.Each project is one project and each one has its own unique power configurations, so you must be aware of the best battery choice and how to distribute voltage through your robot.
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