Month: July 2006

Using vactrols for circuit bends

Using vactrols for circuit bends

Here’s a short video on using a light sensor with an electron toy, like a speak-n-spell for circuit bending, as it’s exposed to different types of light it create different distortions – Link. Related: In MAKE volume 04 we have a huge guide on circuit bending. Subscribers can log in and read it now. Tons […]

Sanrio Cross Stitch Patterns

Sanrio Cross Stitch Patterns

Check out the cool Sanrio DIY Crafts page where a user has collected some super cute Sanrio cross stitch patterns. There is of course lots of Hello Kitty to choose from but I am loving a few I’ve never seen before, like Dokidoki the hamburger and Chicken Chums (little nuggets) both of which kinda make […]

Making antique brass nameplates

Making antique brass nameplates

Mike writes – “In this article, Jeff Conner describes the process for creating brass nameplates from scratch. I’m restoring a 1942 South Bend Lathe and found the information particularly interesting as I’ve got a few tags that could stand being recreated, and a racecar that could stand a little custom nameplate work!” – Link.

Junkboat fleet – The Miss Rockaway Armada

Junkboat fleet – The Miss Rockaway Armada

The Miss Rockaway Armada is a theater group building a floating fleet of junk/recycled boats, taking then down the Mississippi holding workshops and performing along the way – “We’re building this boat entirely from salvaged materials. Wood dumpstered and begged from construction sites, buckets of screws donated by kind crew members, rope found on the […]