Tom writes – “A guy in Croatia is hand-building a water cooling system for a PC, starting with a mockup render, then building a huge copper radiator from scratch. He’s just finished polishing the blocks for cooling the various chips.” Link. The copper work is amazing!
Here’s another old Maker book – “The Boy Mechanic” published by Popular Mechanics, last printed in 1952. Offered thru Project Gutenberg, 700 Things for Boys to Do. First published in 1913, the PDF version is richly illustrated. You can download it from project Gutenberg here – Thanks Justin! Previous Maker-books here.
Kyle writes in about some new LEGO peeps – the Mythbusters! Link. The Mythbusters will be at the Maker Faire, April 22nd and 23rd – Link.
Open Circuits is a wiki for sharing electronics knowledge, schematics, board layouts, and parts libraries. So far 39 articles have been submitted – let’s see if this takes off! Link. Pictured here, circuit diagram from the 24″ Wall Clock on the wiki.
Here’s a cool Maker that will be at the Maker Faire – See amazing knotwork as its being created! Learn more about fancy knotwork for both decorative and practical applications. Get your hands on some rope and learn a few tricks! Tim Allwine (the Maker) was the rigger on the Balclutha, a 1886 square-rigger restored […]
Here’s how to make make your own digital camera battery adapter for the Canon Elph – Thanks Buffy! Link.
Here’s “a nice collection of articles dealing with building your own cockpit, rudders, and any other stuff to enhance your computer simulation experience.” Link. Pictured here, Let’s Rumble by Craig Engler in DIY: Home Entertainment. Hack your couch to give you a kick in the pants: attach bass shakers to your furniture to round out […]
