Vintage tech ad scans and more
Jason Scott is digitizing a lot of old computer and tech ads from the 80’s – [via] Link. Background – Link.
Month: March 2006
Jam Jar Jet!
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Cyclopticgaze writes – “The recent issue of MAKE magazine has an article on building a jet engine in a jar. I couldn’t resist building one of my own. Here are the results.” Link. Related: The Jam Jar Jet by William Gurstelle. Don’t think you can build a jet engine at […]
Vintage projects – Free PDF plans
Tons of great vintage projects – “Our goal is to preserve the inspired DIY spirit of the past. Our free project reprints cover farm machines, the woodshop, machine shop, boats, archery and more. These vintage plans come from a half-century ago when do-it-yourself enthusiasts turned wood, metal and old motors into useful workhorses, functional tools, […]
How carpet is made
Here is this week’s “How it’s made” – Pat writes “It follows the construction of tufted broadloom carpet through all its steps: tufting, dyeing, backing, finishing, inspection and shipping. it was the development of the manufacturing process called tufting in the 50’s combined with the invention of synthetic fibers that made the carpet industry boom. […]
NADA Rapid prototyping of physical interfaces
I saw the NADA gang last week at Etech and I’m going to try and review this, it’s a fast and easy way to control devices with Flash and Java. Robust physical computing prototyping systems are appearing continuously. More than just Lego Mindstorms, the BASIC stamp and microcontrollers, physical computing prototyping kits are a lightweight […]
Laser etched chocolate bar
Dan laser etched a chocolate bar Link. Once I get some time, I’m going to etch words, drawings and all sorts of fun on edible sushi-like paper wraps. Reading and eating can be fun. Related: Laser etched Powerbook – Link.
DIY Macro photography with disposable camera
MAKE pal greg from DIY Live shows how to do macro photography with a disposable camera – [via] Link.
