Pimp my Rubik’s Cube
Robotrix writes “Tired of the same ol’ cube? Looking for a slightly more challenging option? Looking for a slightly more street-cred-enhancing option? Look no further.” – Link.
Month: June 2006
The awesome friends cable
Formal Play made a simple phone to mic cable – “I have the awesomest friends. (If you think you do you are wrong. Because I do.) And sometimes they leave me the awesomest voicemails and I have been wanting a way to save them. The old method of micing the phone itself never really worked […]
Simple light table
Hiram writes “I needed a large light table to piece together a 2′ by 4′ poster for my wife. Figured I could put one together from some stuff I had around the house.” – Link.
Knitted Ferrari
UK art student Lauren Porter spent a good ten months knitting a full size replica of a Ferrari which used about 12 miles of yarn. I like what she says here, “I get men admiring the racing lines and old women look at the needlework.” Link.
Recycled Paper Beads
Arbel Egger added her paper bead mobile photos to the CRAFT flickr pool. She followed this tutorial on making recycled paper beads and uses scrap paper from old magazines, junk mail, and catalogs. Looks like a fun way to get rid of all that trash! Link. Related: Paper Bead Keychains – Link. Making Paper Beads […]
HOW TO – Build a game chair with a $380 wire welder
Chuck writes – “Yesterday we ran a comparison of inexpensive, entry-level flux-core wire welders to show how cheap and easy it is to get into welding these days. We followed up today with an incredibly detailed how-to describing step-by-step how to build your own driving game chair (complete with a real leather auto seat) using […]
Hacked LED Mouse Light
Alan writes – “Most of us have a bunch of these old mice laying around collecting dust. If you didn’t make some cool art with your mice last week here is another idea to recycle it into a cool project. This article will show you how to turn an ordinary mouse into a flashlight, perfect […]