MetaFilter posts tagged with doityourself

Telescope making

Upton O'Good — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:59:45 -0800

Mark VandeWettering makes telescopes, and has written a set of guides for those who would like to build their own. Francis O'Reilly has made a similar set of guides, except as a series of videos.

You know you like to tinker

Fozzie — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:28:02 -0800

First came the O'Reilly hacks series. There there was Make magazine, which claims to be the first magazine devoted to digital projects, hardware hacks, and DIY inspiration. Now a niche publication for Lego geeks who want to know everything about wee plastic bricks.

dream machine

F4B2 — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 17:46:28 -0800

dream machine The dream machine is a creation of Brion Gysin, a Canadian-English expatriate colleague of William S. Burroughs and Paul Bowles. Timothy Leary called this device "the most sophisticated neuro-phenomenological device ever designed." A dream machine is being exhibited this week in San Francisco. If you can't make it there, you can perhaps build your own.

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Vidiot — Sun, 25 May 2003 20:06:54 -0800

Make your own EKG for less than $5 in parts, using your PC, pennies for electrodes, and a simple amp circuit. But careful with the voltage, now.

skyscraper — Mon, 22 Oct 2001 14:17:53 -0800

Still have a Viewmaster? Then get some of these. Or have some made just for you. Or make your own. No Viewmaster? Then look here for instructions to make 3D glasses and stay to look around. Like that extra dimensions? Go here.