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MAKE In This Issue... Details of C64 Bass Guitar Hack MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup How-To: Plastic Scoopers Out of Jugs How-To: Read a ROM Jimmy DiResta's Bookgun Stash More Recent Articles Details of C64 Bass Guitar Hack The always inspired Jeri Ellsworth outdid herself at this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area. Jeri is known for the phrase “Did you bring a hack?” and she lives by such sentiment — Jeri always brings a hack. This year, at Maker Faire, it was a Commodore 64 Bass “keytar” that makes use of the original SID 6581 sound chip. In this video Jeri gives a rundown of how she built it and the circuit designs used. I love that she’s sporting the “As Seen in MAKE” badge I gave her at the Faire. I guess now that she’s seen in MAKE again she gets another one. More: Jeri Ellsworth Rocks a Commodore 64 Keytar Jeri’s Nifty Nintendo/C64 Purse • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw… attiny2313 8×8 led-matrix from gut-man. My hand from maxthedog67. Printing a Raspberry Pi case from John Biehler. Broken trace from Lenny&Meriel. charging a phone with a car inverter from dreamexplorer. [untitled] from kelleymcd. Gears Pinions and Clicks from Steve -. • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • How-To: Plastic Scoopers Out of Jugs Another fun find on Facebook. I love these simple photo-based project how-tos that are starting to show up on FB and G+ with increased frequency. The chocolate bowl I posted a few days ago has gotten a lot of attention and makers trying it out. If you try any of these quick n’ dirty hacks you see here, or you spot some especially clever ones on Facebook and G+ (or elsewhere), please send them to us. More: How-To: Make a Chocolate Bowl Using a Balloon • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • How-To: Read a ROM NYC Resistor member Adam Mayer just posted this fantastic guide to reading the data off of old EPROM chips. To grab the data, you’ll need an Arduino Mega (or a microcontroller with 24 I/O pins), jumper cables, breadboard, and of course an EPROM to read. Adam also suggests having a fair bit of wits, though he says “unless you're exceptionally addled you should be fine.” But what kind of data can you expect to find in these digital time capsules? “The bulk of the ROM probably contains binary instructions, but anything could be in there—images, fonts, screed, mysteries,” he says. Adam also offers plenty of suggestions for how to interpret the data you might find and shows how he uncovered Hebrew and English glyphs inside one of the chips. So if you’re interested in uncovering some of the data that could be stored in your old electronics devices, check out his detailed writeup and let us know what you find! • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • Jimmy DiResta's Bookgun Stash Our pal Jimmy DiResta just posted this video of him creating a hiding place for a handgun inside of an old hardbound book. We’ve covered these book safes in the past, usually made by cutting out the hiding compartment with the book still intact. Jimmy disbinds the book, creates a cutting jig, and then cuts the shape out on a bandsaw. He used this to create a gun “safe,” you can obviously cut out any shape you want. Mister Di gets extra style points for using a book entitled Security Analysis. Jimmy Diresta on YouTube More: Make a Secret Hollowed Out Book Doortop Stash • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • More Recent Articles Put Your Lego Skills and Knowledge to the Test at Maker Faire Detroit Giant Lego Bridge Monolith, a Low-Cost Resin Printer Use ShapeLock for Semi-Permanent PVC Glue Joints and Fittings 3D Printing Providence

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