Homemade houseboat
Nicely done, has a motor and roof deck too – [via] – Link.
Month: August 2006
Constellations in a canister
NASA has a simple how-to on making constellations inside old film canisters to better identify them when you’re out stargazing – [via] – Link.
HOW TO – Make an Apple puck-mouse/keyboard coat rack
Stuporglue writes – “Got a couple of those awful Apple puck-mice in your closet? It’s time to make a coat rack. Construction time is ~2 hours, plus glue drying time.” – Link.
HOW TO – make your own devil sticks
Dustin writes – “This article describes the simple process of how to make your own Devil Sticks. The only materials you need are wood dowels and hockey tape, and it should take well under an hour.” – Link.
Sixteen-Point digital compass
Mac writes – “I wanted to add a digital compass to my robot, as part of my dead reckoning experiments. I only had four bits for input to read a compass. The Dinsmore 1490 uses four bit to report eight compass points, which is inefficient (three bits are sufficient). While the Dinsmore 1490 is inexpensive […]
Wood glasses
Scott Urban’s handmade wooden eyeglass frames – [via] – Link & Etsy shop.