Tom writes – “Check out Steven Tafts excellent summary of how he built a homebrew omniscope anamorphic pinhole camera from some wood and pvc pipe! His design makes images that were previously only possible using a commercially available camera that costs $100s of dollars more!” – Link.
Here’s a recipe on making your own play dough, it almost sounds kinda tasty – [via] – Link. Pictured here, more homemade play-dough (bigger batch recipe) – Link.
That’s a nice dress you have, why thank you, I sung it myself! – “An Australian digital artist is using his voice to design textiles. Pierre Proske has developed computer software that translates different frequencies in someone’s voice into spiral patterns, producing what he calls ‘voiceprints’.” – Link. Related: DigitalStar – Link.
We bought the new Dremel Stylus, and so far it’s working out – Theodore made his own version – “How to improve handling and control on your Dremel Multi, in BETA version for now. This is student-budget style.” – Link. Related: Dremel introduces ‘Stylus’ for precision modding – Link. Dremel Stylus, it’s nice – Link.
John writes – “How to make turn a silver 50c coin into a ring using a hammer. Date, 50c, United States, and Liberty visible inside ring” – Link. Previous: How to make a Coin Ring – Link.
Susan writes – “Marie O’Connell writes a guest-article on Richard Hess’s blog about audio tape restoration. O’Connell’s piece is mind-blowing for its ingenuity. She solved the problem of Sticky Shed Syndrome with an IV bag, tubing, piano felt, windshield wipers, and a tape deck… oh, and of course, isopropyl alcohol.” – Link.
TJIC writes – “Here’s the first half of a two-part informal guide to welding up useful shop stuff using old bed frames scavenged on garbage day.” – Link. Related: Primer: Welding by Mister Jalopy. If you need metal stuck together, there is no quicker path than buying a portable 110-volt wire-feed welder. Mr. Jalopy’s introduction […]
