Aleksi writes – “Plastic bags can be welded together with a soldering iron. The resulting seam is strong and water resistant. This is a very useful technique for making kites.” – Link. DIY:happy notes you could probably make prom dresses and wallets using this technique too.
Nick is on a roll, plier food chain! Link. Previous: Drill chuck food chain – Link. C clamp food chain – Link.
It looks like the folks from MacBidouille/HardMac got an LCD panel working with a VGA connector, they say they’re going to publish how they did it soon. Thanks Dan! – Forum (in French) & link.
Norwood writes – “Dark Blade custom computer case by Gianluca Tait (Trento Italy). Gizmodo originally noticed it back when it was just the cooling unit – that’s less than half the structure that it ultimately became. This was a multi-year build with work suspended after finishing the liquid cooling unit, and then resumed to the […]
Brian writes – “Dick Eaves designed this on the floor of his hanger a couple of years ago –from scratch. This is his 16th or so airplane and he designed it for the average homebuilder to build from scratch with just a few tools. He is about 78 years old and he is amazing.” – […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Ocellnuri has a clever iPod dock for his ash tray – “Slide the ash tray out, stick the iPod in, then slide it back until the unit is locked in place. This thing won’t budge. It will also fit all models with dock connectors since you can adjust how far […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member s_h_i_r_o_u_t_o picked up the new Sanyo Enelopp rechargeable batteries, they’re not sold in the USA (yet, I think) – but they seem to be the best eco-friendly rechargeable batteries, can be recharged 1,000 times and do not have a major “memory effect” – Link. Oh, s_h_i_r_o_u_t_o also made a homemade […]
