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Learn how to screenprint your own t-shirts

In this podcast, Bre brings in Matt, the screenprinting expert of etsy.com, to the Weekend Projects podcast. Have you ever wanted to create your own t-shirt designs? Look no further! Don't forget to go and download the pdf to get all the details and supply lists. makezine.com

Make a Joule Thief

Windell Oskay of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories joins me to show you how to make to squeeze the life out of your dead batteries by making a simple circuit called the Joule Thief! More info: blog.makezine.com www.evilmadscientist.com

MAKE presents: The Inductor

The deceptively simple wire coil that proves incredibly useful in the world of electronics - the inductor's ability to store energy in an electromagnetic field is the key to making transformers, electromagnets, and many more components. It truly is an awesome device! For questions, suggestions, and more info - blog.makezine.com

Weekend Project: DIY Teleprompter

Get rid of those cue cards and make a low-cost teleprompter for pro results. Get the PDF for this project here: blog.makezine.com More great projects at www.makezine.com

Directional Antennas

Diana Eng demonstrates and explains a Yagi antenna, useful for transmitting directional signals. blog.makezine.com

Two Stage HHO Rocket.mpg

Two stage water/hydrogen/oxygen rocket with electronic ignition. Hydrogen and oxygen gas is generated by passing electricity through water containing Baking Soda to make the water conductive. Stainless steel strainers are used as electrodes. The explosive gas is collected with a funnel into a 2 liter soda bottle using water displacement. Air is mixed with the gas to reduce its explosive property. An Estes rocket igniter is used to explode the gas, forcing water out of the bottle propelling the rocket. An electronic sequencing circuit powered by a 9 volt battery ignites the lower stage, then the upper stage one second later. The construction details will be available in an upcoming issue of Make Magazine. Suggested Improvements; I used 1/3 HHO (hydrogen/oxygen) 1/3 air and 1/3 water. I believe the bottle can withstand more pressure so I suggest trying 50 % HHO, 30% air and 20% water. The first stage only reached about 10 feet before the second stage fired one second later, so I would try a 3 or 4 second delay.

Tips on How to Set Up a Guitar : How to Replace Strings on an Acoustic Guitar

Learn how to replace strings on an acoustic guitar from a professional guitar technician in this free guitar care video. Expert: Tim Ambrosuis Bio: Tim Ambrosius is professional guitar technician and manager at Keller Music in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been playing guitar for over 15 years and has worked as a professional technician for almost 10. Filmmaker: Jason Sager

MAKE Volume 28: Toys & Games

makezine.com MAKE Volume 28 hits makers' passion for play head-on with a 28-page special section devoted to Toys and Games, including a toy "pop-pop" steamboat made from a mint tin, an R/C helicopter eye-in-the-sky, and a classic video game console. You'll also build a gravity-powered catapult, a plush toy that interacts with objects around it, and a machine that blows giant soap bubbles. Play time is a hallmark of more intelligent species-- so go have some fun!

DIY Scroll Wheel

I made this scroller using an old PS2 mouse, some wire, protoboard, a project box and the wheel and axle from a cheap R/C car. I use the software Volumouse to allow it to not only scroll web pages, but also control the Volume and screen brightness of my computer as well as allowing it to resize windows.

The AWESOME Button

Hack an Easy Button into an AWESOME Button! This USB button types in a random synonym for the word awesome when it's pressed. It works with any computer and in any application. Learn how to make your own custom USB devices using the Teensy USB microcontroller. For more info: blog.makezine.com

Circuit Skills: LED Color Organ

blog.makezine.com Join Collin as he synchronizes light to sound using the power of analog circuitry - It's disco-tech!

Cigar Box Amp 3/4 watt LM386-3 As seen at Makezine

I just got a load of parts in, and I built this as my first run to see how great a 4 inch speaker would sound at .75 watts. I also have something that I didn't have before: a 100 ohm potentiometer!!! So now my volume knobs will work in a nice, linear fashion. Yay, upgrades!!! As usual, you can find me at tech-tut.com, and you can find these amps in limited supply at http Just look for Cigar Box Amps. :) Thanks for viewing.

Makezine, WikiHow, DIY and 50 Dangerous Things to Do with Your Children

Did you know Kim was once a cabinet maker? Yeah, he has many talents and experiences. Here he demonstrates some great sites that teach you how to do things. Makezine.com is his new favorite, but he still uses WikiHow.com and DIY.com for great advice. The site, fiftydangerousthings.com shows you cool things to supervise your kids through. Great adventures and great fun.

O'Reilly Makezine Weekend Projects Projected Big at Mashed08

O'Reilly Makezine Weekend Projects projected on the huge screens at Mashed08 Recorded on June 21, 2008 using a Flip Video camcorder.

How-To: Set up an HF portable radio while hiking

Fall is the perfect time for hiking, it's not too hot and not too cold. Last weekend I took a day trip to hike up High Mountain in New Jersey and activate SOTA summit W2/NJ008. It's really easy to set up an HF portable radio and not a whole lot to carry up the mountain. This video shows how to get set up including how to hang the antenna in a cluster of trees and making contact with Italy. blog.makezine.com

makezine spudgun meets peugeot 205

Testing out the spud gun on a 205 window (the window lost) Using Lynx and lighergas as fuel.

MAKE presents: The Resistor

Simple, commonplace and vital to our electronic world - take a closer look at the current-fighting backbone of circuitry, the resistor! more Make presents: The LED www.youtube.com The Capacitor - www.youtube.com audio & video by Collin Cunningham Makezine.com

zineの作り方 how to make zine

Books DANTALIONはzineやリトルプレスといった自主制作誌を専門的に取り扱うWEB BOOK SHOPです。 www.books-dantalion.com

MAKE presents: The LED

Take a tour through the world of the light-emitting diode and learn - who invented it, how to use it, and how to make your own. more Make presents: The Resistor www.youtube.com The Capacitor - www.youtube.com audio & video by Collin Cunningham Makezine.com

Make Zine spoof with Coline Cummings

A spoof off our favorite person Colin, you can see his videos here www.youtube.com with Coline Cummmings!

He has built his own submarine! Awesome!! (Sweden)

Erik Westerberg is a 26 year old smith from Kålaboda in northern Sweden who has built his very own submarine. This footage is from the very first test-launch, and it looks very promising. He started his work in the year 2005 and finished 2007 with around 2500 hours of work put into it. Erik Westerberg är en 26 årig smed från byn Kålaboda i norra Sverige som har byggt en egen ubåt. Här är bilder från jungfrufärden. Det ser lovande ut! Han började bygget år 2005 och blev färdig 2007, efter mer än 2500 timmars arbetstid.

MAKE presents: The Transistor

They electronically switch and amplify signals by harnessing the unique abilities of semiconductor materials. Their invention has transformed the world of electronics and accelerated our entry into the digital age. Behold - the Transistor! brought to you by makezine.com audio and video by Collin Cunningham

How-to Tuesday: Arduino 101 Accelerometers

More information at makezine.com Today, I am going to show you how easy it is to connect, and use, a Memsic 2125 Accelerometer from the Maker Shed. This sensor is able to detect tilt, acceleration, rotation, and vibration with a range of ±2 g. It can be used for making balancing robots, game controllers, musical instruments and more. I'll get you started...what you do next is up to you!

How-to Tuesday: Arduino 101 the LED

More information is available at blog.makezine.com This week I am going to be starting a series about getting started with the Arduino. A few weeks ago I posted a quick how-to on using a force sensor and received a lot of positive feedback. This led me to the idea of a creating a series of how-to's about our favorite little micro-controller, the Arduino. We have lots of Arduino's in the Maker Shed www.makershed.com

DIY 3D Geometric Paper Sculpture

In this video I use my love of modern a design to show you how to take card stock paper, Elmer's glue products, and the templates I created to make a modern three-dimensional geometric wall sculpture. You can download the templates at their original sizes in the following links, and print them out on card stock paper. You will need 4 in total, including your: -Color Piece Template: cdn.makezine.com -Large Triangle: cdn.makezine.com -Medium Triangle: medium triangle: cdn.makezine.com -Small Triangles (multiples to save paper): cdn.makezine.com

Cymatics - Voice Coil Chladni Plate Driver

Hand-wound voice coil coupled with a thin aluminum plate to display vibration patterns in a fine medium. A project to be published in Make Magazine in 2008.

How To Make The Truly Terrific Tumbling Rings Of Antiquity

No-Slip Condition

As a fluid flows near a solid surface, it "sticks" to the surface, ie, the fluid matches the velocity of the surface. This so-called "no-slip" condition is a very important one that must be satisfied in any accurate analysis of fluid flow phenomena. Dye injected at the bottom of a channel through which water is flowing forms a stagnant layer near the bottom due to the noslip condition. As the dye filament is moved away from the bottom, the motion of the water is clearly apparent. A significant velocity gradient is created near the bottom.

How-to Tuesday: Valentines LED display

The complete build process, including lots of pictures, can be found on makezine.com. blog.makezine.com This week I am going to be making the Open Heart kit from the Maker Shed. The Open Heart kit uses a technique called Charliplexing for lighting up the LEDs. Why? Well, Charlieplexing allows you to control each LED's state individually. All you need to do is create a simple program and upload it to the Arduino and you have a really cool animated LED display. Check out makezine.com for all the details of the build. Check out makezine.com for the complete build.

Fun and Funky Craft Idea: Modern Geometric DIY Sculpture

Looking for a new, modern décor piece for your home or office? Watch our friend Meg as she walks you through steps to create a 3-D geometric sculpture using a few crafting tools including Elmer's CraftBond Glue, Foam Mounting Tape and an X-ACTO knife. To create this sculpture, you will need to download the following templates and print them on card stock at their original sizes: -Color Piece Template: cdn.makezine.com -Large Triangle: cdn.makezine.com -Medium Triangle: cdn.makezine.com -Small Triangles (multiples to save paper): cdn.makezine.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Weekend Project: Compressed Air Rocket

Blow your friends away as you send this 25-cent rocket hundreds of feet in the air. Get the PDF for this project: blog.makezine.com The rocket template is here: cdn.makezine.com More great projects at www.makezine.com

Circuit Skills: Surface Mount Devices

blog.makezine.com Join Collin Cunningham as he explores the oh-so-tiny world of surface mount electronics. Follow along as he constructs what may be the world's smallest phototheremin all in super-macro detail - plus learn why adhesive poster putty is so darn useful.

Weekend Project: Kinetic Remote Control

Get rid of your batteries and power your remote control with just a shake. Get the PDF for this project here: blog.makezine.com More great projects at www.makezine.com

DIY LED Yoyo Side Cap

I made my own spin activating LED yoyo side cap.

Weekend Project: Wireless Covert Listening Device

Install a sneaky bug in an old vcr tape case. Get the PDF for this project here: blog.makezine.com More great projects at www.makezine.com

R-Tronic 8-Bit

See www.etsy.com Press on a shape and it will make a noise, it will put that noise into one of 8 sound slots, the noise will now be made each time that slot is reached. So it is possible to make endless combinations of the 4 sounds. There are 8 LEDs(light emmiting diodes) for each sound slot and 4 four LEDs for each sound. It sounds complicated but its as simple as pressing down on the shapes to activate sounds and let it take off from there.

MAKE presents: The Capacitor

Simple yet effective, they come in a dizzying array of forms and materials. Vital to so many circuits for storage, timing, and filtration - the mighty capacitor! audio and video by Collin Cunningham makezine.com

Weekend Project: Double Pendulum

Build a simple device that exhibits chaotic behavior and makes an excellent science project or conversation starter. Get the PDF for this project here: blog.makezine.com For more great projects: www.makezine.com Subscribe to Make Magazine bit.ly

Weekend Project: Ghost Phone

Make a creepy ghost phone that brings back the sounds of the dead. Get the PDF for this project here: blog.makezine.com For more great projects: www.makezine.com Subscribe to Make Magazine bit.ly

Circuit Skills: Perfboard Prototyping

blog.makezine.com When you think - "DIY electronics", one of the first images that likely comes to mind is a bunch of parts and wire soldered to a standard piece of perforated circuit board - and that makes sense. Perfboard is super-versatile - essentially it's just a grid of potential solder-point connections. You can trim it down to just the size you need - or leave extra space for future enhancements ... or revisions, if need be.

Collin's Lab: DIY iPad Stylus

blog.makezine.com Fingertip input is great for most touchscreen usage like typing, web-browsing - all sorts of virtual button-pushing tasks. But for many people, drawing remains an activity best approached with a pen, pencil, brush, etc. With a bit of conductive foam and wire, it's surprisingly easy to make your own conductive stylus, suitable for use with iPhone, iPad and similar conductive touchscreen devices - and you'll likely find it a lot more precise compared to regular fingertip input.

Weekend Project: Mini Fume Extractor

Candy tin fume absorber helps keep your air clean and your lungs healthy. Get the PDF for this project here: blog.makezine.com More great projects at www.makezine.com

Weekend Project: Lily Pad Pool Warmers

Use hula hoops to keep your swimming pool warm year-round using the sun. Get the PDF for this project here: blog.makezine.com For more great projects: www.makezine.com Subscribe to Make Magazine bit.ly

RIDDLE Challenge!!! -- 54321 #7

*** LINKS *** One Pair Of Future Sneakers Back To The Future Shoe - Air Mag nikemag.ebay.com www.youtube.com Two Weird Cars Dalek Art Car blog.makezine.com blog.makezine.com DJ Mobile blog.makezine.com www.flickr.com Video 1: www.youtube.com Video 2: www.youtube.com Three Remote Destinations 1. Hotel Arctic, Greenland www.hotelarctic.com Video: www.youtube.com 2. Treehotel www.treehotel.se Video: www.youtube.com 3. Kokopelli's Cave Bed & Breakfast www.bbonline.com Video: www.youtube.com Four Fake Businesses Fake Magic Kingdom www.cnbc.com Fake Starbucks www.cnbc.com Fake NIKE www.cnbc.com Fake KFC www.cnbc.com

Weekend Project: $14 Video Camera Steadicam

Make this low-cost camera stabilizer for smooth, professional looking video.See the test results. Get the PDF for this project here: blog.makezine.com More great projects at www.makezine.com

How-to Tuesday: Fun with the Arduino Starter Kit

This week I made a project with parts from the Arduino Starter Kit. I skipped over building the Proto Shield from the kit, since I made a how-to a while back. Otherwise, it's a simple build that doesn't require any soldering. Check out makezine.com for more information and the code. blog.makezine.com