Category Archives: Projects

Bright Futures – Putting Hammers into the Hands of Children since 2009!

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Josh Williams

Twice a week members of All Hands Active run a DIY Program at two schools in Westland, MI. For 5 to 10 weeks we get to work with a group of 10 to 15 frighteningly enthusiastic middle school students. One … Continue reading →

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Renovating to Increase Useful Uses of Making Space

Posted on May 7, 2010 by admin

We’ve been busy busy busy renovating All Hands Active to have more workable space.  This means we’ve moved to the other side of Digital Ops, and are now erecting shelving and filling it with the multidinous wonders we seem to … Continue reading →

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Punk Circuit

Posted on April 15, 2010 by admin

The Atari Punk Circuit is a venerable old noise maker created by Forrest Mims III using the timed pulses out of 2 555 or 1 556 timers and some capacitors to make noise.  The resistors change the rate of those … Continue reading →

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Box

Posted on April 10, 2010 by admin

Andrew: "Nice box you got there, Alex." Alex: "Uh…" <punches Andrew in the face>   This is actually the clackety box that goes clack when Alex juggles tin foil balls to close the interrupted circuits she’s built into her gauntlets.

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