A human being may strap this to themselves very soon, ing.petz writes – “Andreas is designing and building a turbine-powered personal flying suit. In principle this is going to be similar to the well-known “Bell Rocket Belt”, the difference is the power plant and controlling of the unit. While the “Rocket Belt”, originating form the […]
Irina might just be one the best balloon artists around! We’ve covered a few balloon art projects here, but these are incredible! – Link (blog) & about Irina + ballon art photos. Related: Make balloon molecules – Link. Balloon sculptures – Link. Balloon art – Link.
MAKE group member PeterCD shares the rebuilding of a Royal Enfield Bullet spoked wheel, he writes – “Rebuilding a spoked motorbike wheel, this involves lacing the spoke pattern and for Part 2, truing the wheel. This particular pattern belongs to the Royal Enfield Bullet. Before starting it’s a good idea to take photos of the […]
Microsoft has how to read those little bar codes the post office uses on your mail… – “This article describes how to read a postal bar code in order to determine whether Microsoft Word created a correct postal bar code. A postal bar code is composed of three main components: framing bars, number bars, and […]
Twist writes – “This is a Fig Rig Steadicam made from PVC pipe. This parts, which can be picked up at Home Depot, cost about $10. Assembly took 30 minutes.” – Link. Related: DV Camera stabilizer made from PVC – Link. Homemade FigRig (a small DV camera stabilizer) – Link. Video Camera Stabilizer – Link. […]
Mmmmm, sugar skulls…Nat over on the CRAFT blog writes – “CRAFT friend Kathy Cano-Murillo aka The Crafty Chica has made some delicious and spooky white chocolate sugar skulls that are perfect Halloween treats. Don’t miss Kathy tomorrow on the DIY Network’s Craft Lab (10/17, air time 1:30pm eastern) where she’ll show you more cool projects […]
A MAKE reader sent in this interesting boat, it seems to be a bit of a mystery, anyone know more? Just…eD writes – “Here is a boat photographed by someone near Ilwaco, WA. The crew was dressed as civilians but would not say a word about the boat or where they were from.” – Link. […]
