HOW TO – Make a vinyl pencil case
From the CRAFT Instructables group, splityarn shows you how to make a handy and stylish pencil case that fits perfecting into a 3 ring binder. Link.
Continue ReadingMonth: September 2006
MAKE Controller kit (resources)…
The folks at MakingThings updated the MAKE controller kit site a bit, if you have a MAKE controller, or are curious what you can do with one check it out… This next generation of controllers is fully programmable and runs on a much more powerful processor, while still providing a simple interface to a variety […]
Continue ReadingHOW TO – Build a better bat costume (from an umbrella)
From the MAKE Blog: Lenore writes – “Halloween is coming right up, so it is time to post one of our favorite costumes to help get everyone in the spirit. This is a darned good looking bat costume you can make from a hoodie and an umbrella. Yes, similar costumes have been made before. Even […]
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Make your own image based Sudoku
This is fun, you can make your own Sudoku game from any Flickr user name and/or tag… here’s one with the MAKE tag! [via] – Link. Related: Rubik’s Sudoku – Link. Solve Sudoku (Without even thinking!) – Link. Fastr – a Flickr game now with MAKE! – Link.
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Industrial drawings from the Smithsonian
The Smithsonian has a great collection of industrial drawings, doodles and sketches, like this Electro-mechanical fly catcher from Everett Huckel Bickley (1943) – “Drawing is a key element in the process of working out ideas. Drawing moves an idea from the “mind’s eye” to paper, the first step along the path from thought to three-dimensional […]
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Record playing bicycle and record playing car engine
Artist Alexander Laner has a couple neat transportation-playing-art pieces, this motor was slowed down to play a record (33 rpm) mounted to the engine block, and this bicycle plays a record too! [via] – Link. Related: Papercone record player – Link. HOW TO – Copy a vinyl record – Link. Walk that vinyl – Link.
Continue ReadingThe Great glass pumpkin patch
Boston area Makers, glass pumpkins this weekend @ MIT! – “”The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch came to MIT in 2001 after a residency in the Glass Lab by 14 members of the Bay Area Glass Institute. Visit us this Friday evening to preview the complete installation of 1,000 handblown glass pumpkins, created by artists from […]
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