MAKE MagazineMAKE is a quarterly publication from O'Reilly for those who just can't stop tinkering, disassembling, re-creating, and inventing cool new uses for the technology in our lives. It's the first do-it-yourself magazine dedicated to the incorrigible and chronically incurable technology enthusiast in all of us. MAKE celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend technology any way you want.Add lights to your RC plane- September 17, 2008 If you want to fly your RC plane at night, you are going to need lights. Lots of lights! This is a really simple and inexpensive way to add a lot of light to your RC plane. Now all you have to do is wait for the sun to go down and try it out. More about Adding lights to your RC plane Update: Video of the first flight! Read more Permalink Comments Read more articles in Toys and Games Digg this!http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/night_time_fun_adding_lig.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B489848... DIY: Egg Carton Pendant Light- September 17, 2008 You only need a few inexpensive materials to make this funky light. Check out the link for a list of materials and a step-by-step tutorial. More about DIY: Egg Carton Pendant Light Read more Permalink Comments Read more articles in Crafts Digg this!http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/diy_egg_carton_pendant_li.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B489848... DIY Front Wheel Bike Rack- September 17, 2008 Rob sent us a link to his website where he has a nice DIY front mounted bicycle rack. Apparently he isn't able to mount a traditional rack on his bike, so he modified one to work on the front. Thanks Rob More about making a DIY Front Wheel Bike Rack Read more Permalink Comments Read more articles in Bicycles Digg this!http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/diy_front_wheel_bike_rack.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B489848... TIME Magazine-- August 2, 1954 Vol. LXIV No. 5- September 17, 2008 Wow, David sent along this fantastic cover from TIME Magazine, 1954 - he writes... The August 2, 1954 cover of TIME... And not only is it about DIY, but the cover was done by one of Mark and mine's favorite illustrators, the amazing Boris Artzybasheff. Read more Permalink Comments Read more articles in Arts Digg this!http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/time_magazine_august_2_19.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B489848... Pedal Powered World, 7: Bikes Being More Than Bikes- September 17, 2008 This is part 7 of an 8-part series I'm doing on bike-powered devices. If you've got a link to another device that should be included or a better-documented version of any of these, comment below or email me and I'll add it to my last post in the series, summarizing all the interesting pedal-powered projects we've found by category. I learned about most of these devices through the old-news Innovate or Die contest. A series like this would be incomplete without recognition for...http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/pedal_powered_world_7_bik.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B489848... Austin Event: Fancy Bike Art- September 17, 2008 Who says Italian bikes are just ridiculously expensive Now they're ridiculously expensive and funky art: Mellow Johnny's, named for the nickname of a certain Tour-de-France-winning Austinite who invested in this place, also has a dollar-a-day commuter station; you can learn more about that here. Hope to see you there! Read more Permalink Comments Read more articles in Events Digg this!http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/austin_event_fancy_bike_a.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B489848... Catbox vent- September 17, 2008 Here's an idea that could be implemented ten ways to Sunday: a vented cat litter box. Alan Graham made one with a bathroom fan and some home automation gear. Check out his brief how-to on BoingBoing Gadgets, and follow his development in the TreeHugger forums. Via Hackaday. Read more Permalink Comments Read more articles in DIY Projects Digg this!http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/catbox_vent.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890 IR-only digital camera- September 17, 2008 Sean Ragan converted his old digital camera to sense infrared light better by changing out a filter in front of the CCD. He has some nice insights into the problems that could arise when doing this type of modification such as filter thickness and cutting one down to size. Read more Permalink Comments Read more articles in Photography Digg this!http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/ironly_digital_camera.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890 DIY pong clock- September 16, 2008 From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Funnypolynomial used a discarded laptop to create this excellent remake - I rescued an old Thinkpad ages ago and began a project to install it in a picture frame. The original idea was to have it running things like Conway's Life and the Mandelbrot set. But then I saw the Pong Clock on a blog and decided to just do that instead. Check out the Flickr set for software download & video - The Pong Clock Read more Permalink Comments Read more articles in...http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/diy_pong_clock.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890 Pipe lamp exudes hardware class- September 16, 2008 From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Patrick writes - A lamp I designed and built out of various pipe materials I got from Home Depot. It has a water valve style dimmer switch. Video of the dimmer system coming soon!Well done! This could add an inviting yet appropriately industrial look to a workbench setup. - Pipe Lamp on Flickr Read more Permalink Comments Read more articles in DIY Projects Digg this!http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/pipe_lamp_exudes_hardware.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B489848... |