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Popsicle-Stick Piano Sounds Sweet

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Kristina Panos
Wooden sticks sound good if you clamp them down at one end.

Technically, this is a kalimbaphone, and not a piano or even a chordophone since there are no strings. But this handcrafted instrument doesn’t just sound sweet, it’s also mellow, and …read more Continue reading Popsicle-Stick Piano Sounds Sweet→

Posted in how-to, ideophone, kalimba, musical hacks, Popsicle stick, tongue depressor

YOU Are A Projection of Your Influences

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Kristina Panos
Light projected through prisms on to laser-cut letters submerged in water.

Who are you? No, who are you really? You’re an amalgamation of influences from your family, your friends, the media, and the parasocial relationships you have with fictional characters. It’s …read more Continue reading YOU Are A Projection of Your Influences→

Posted in Identity, laser cut, misc hacks, prism, refraction, typography | Tagged Art

How to Make a Classy, Brassy Cardboard Pulp Mold

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Kristina Panos
Brass screen is soldered together into a large mold for cardboard pulp.

When we last checked in with prolific prototypist [Eric Strebel], he was perfecting the design of an eco-friendly wireless charger and turning his initial paper prototype into a chipboard version …read more Continue reading How to Make a Classy, Brassy Cardboard Pulp Mold→

Posted in brass, Cardboard, cardboard pulp, green hacks, how-to, pulp mold, sustainable materials, wire screen mold

Teensy MIDI Air Harp Sounds Huge

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Kristina Panos
This is a MIDI harp that is played by waving your hands in the air over the infrared distance sensors.

Some of the coolest sounds come from wild instruments like orchestra strings, fretless basses, and theremins — instruments that aren’t tied down by the constraints of frets and other kinds …read more Continue reading Teensy MIDI Air Harp Sounds Huge→

Posted in aetherharp, air harp, distance sensor, midi, musical hacks, Teensy | Tagged Infrared

Stardew Valley Preferences Bot is a Gift to the Player

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Kristina Panos
A robot that uses CV to detect villagers in Stardew Valley and display their gift preferences on a screen.

It seems like most narrative games have some kind of drudgery built in. You know, some tedious and repetitious task that you absolutely must do if you want to succeed. …read more Continue reading Stardew Valley Preferences Bot is a Gift to the Player→

Posted in Arduino Hacks, Arduino Leonardo, computer vision, games, Lattepanda, lcd screen, opencv, Stardew Valley, video game automation

Prototyping Your Way to Better Prototypes

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Kristina Panos
Chipboard prototype of a wireless phone charger with style.

If you’ve ever made a prototype of something before making the “real” one or even the final prototype, you probably already know that hands-on design time can’t be beat. There’s …read more Continue reading Prototyping Your Way to Better Prototypes→

Posted in Cardboard, chipboard, classic hacks, how-to, paper pulp | Tagged Prototype

DIY Wunderwaffe and Others Make Up This Open-Source Arsenal

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Kristina Panos
A functioning model of the Wunderwaffe DG-2 from Call of Duty: Zombies.

Unless you stay up all night and have a dozen printers going, it’s probably way too late to make one of these beautiful prop weapons designed by [Andrew] of The …read more Continue reading DIY Wunderwaffe and Others Make Up This Open-Source Arsenal→

Posted in 3d Printer hacks, Call of Duty, how-to, prop, prop building, vacuum tubes, wunderwaffe | Tagged Model

‘Tiny Wake-Up Light Is Hugely Bright

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Kristina Panos

Let’s face it — waking up is rough no matter what time of year it is. But the darkness of fall and winter makes it so much worse. In the …read more Continue reading ‘Tiny Wake-Up Light Is Hugely Bright→

Posted in 7805, artificial sunlight, attiny 2313, ATtiny Hacks, lifehacks, sunrise light

Louisville Slugger Puts This Bass on Base

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Kristina Panos
A one-string bass violin made from two washtubs, some plywood, a Louisville Slugger, and some weed whacker line.

One of the most recognizable instruments in both jug band and American folk music has got to be the washtub bass. Also known as gutbuckets, these instruments tend to use …read more Continue reading Louisville Slugger Puts This Bass on Base→

Posted in musical hacks, string bass, string trimmer, trimmer line

Unique Pomodoro Timer Displays Quotes While You Work

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Kristina Panos

[zorbash] came up with a great side project while designing a way to read notes and highlighted sections from e-books without having to use Good Reads or the Amazon tool: …read more Continue reading Unique Pomodoro Timer Displays Quotes While You Work→

Posted in books, e ink, e-ink display, elixir, Nerves platform, pomodoro, Raspberry Pi, the pomodoro technique

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