Balsa Dreams
Paul K. Guillow’s model airplanes have been buzzing over parks since 1926.
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Scratchbuilt: 1/87 Mack FCSW Water Truck
1/87 is essentially HO scale, which is said to be the most popular scale for model rail stock in the world. For cars and even large trucks, as you can see, it’s pretty dang small. Which is what makes the level of detail achieved by renowned truck modeler Joe Enriquez on this, and his many other models in the same scale, so remarkable.
Continue ReadingHow-To: Make Felted Costume Pieces in your Kitchen
Hand-knitted pieces can be the perfect way to add a little more personality to your Halloween costume, and felting is a great option for personalizing the look, shape, and fit of your accessories! When Christina posted her tutorial for hot bath felting with kitchen tools on the Lion Brand Yarn site, I couldn’t believe how […]
Continue ReadingHow-To: Crochet Cat Bag
This cute little crochet cat bag from Lion Brand Yarn would make a sweet trick-or-treat bag that could then be used as a purse after Halloween has passed. My daughter is going as a black cat for Halloween this year. If only I could crochet …
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(Halloween) Hackerspace Happenings
Are you a hackerspace member with an event you’d like to publicize? Send it to johnb@makezine.com or tweet me at @johnbaichtal and I’ll post it. Also feel free to subscribe to my hackerspaces Twitter list. Hackerspace Happenings runs weekly(ish) Tuesday(i)s(h). Mad Engineer’s Ball at Toronto’s Site 3 CoLabatory Site 3 will be throwing a Halloween […]
Continue ReadingHow-To: Simple Pattern Grading for Tops
We’ve all encountered patterns that would be perfect, if only they were just a little bit bigger or a teeny bit smaller. Well, this simplified pattern grading tutorial from Megan at Megan Nielsen Design Diary will show you a fast method for sizing a top pattern up or down to meet your needs. The instructions […]
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How-To: Anodize Aluminum Without Strong Acid
If you’ve ever wanted to experiment with aluminum anodizing but were put off by the conventional requirement for concentrated sulfuric acid, you will be very interested to read of Ken’s successes with an alternate process using the acidic sodium salt of sulfuric acid. This salt, sodium bisulfate (NaHSO4) is much safer to transport, handle, and dispose of than the strong acid, and appears to give anodizing results that are just as good or better.
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