Grandpop’s Shop
My grandfather was well-loved, and since his death, his machine shop under the house has been kept almost as a shrine to his memory.
Month: November 2006
USB/Serial PIC programmer
If you need to program PICs but don’t have a serial port, here’s a USB programmer from Carl’s electronics for $44 – “USB ports are just about standard on all PC’s now a days. So this is our first PIC programmer using the USB port. Just in case, we have also left a standard serial […]
World’s longest painting by children
Splurch pointed us to the world’s longest painting ever made by children in Bucharest, Romania. Link.
HOW TO – Make a holiday star from old cards
Jenny Harada, crafter of cool monster hats, has a great DIY project where you can recycle your old holiday cards. Jessi says, “Save Christmas Cards you receive to make this cool Holiday Card Star.” Link.
HOW TO – Make a USB-Powered apple
Randofo writes – “Well, the holiday season is quickly encroaching upon our otherwise uneventful and pleasant existences. Soon most of us will have to sit through many long meals with our family (or someone else’s) and try to keep our sanity. I don’t know about you, but during this time of year I could use […]
DIY magnetic flower vase
Bruno and Alicia of Curbly shares with us their DIY magnetic flower vase project where you can amaze your friends at your next dinner party with an amazing skinny vase balancing perfectly on the table. Watch the complete how-to video. Link.
John Jenkins SparkMuseum
John Jenkins has one of the largest collections of scientific instruments in one place on the web! He writes – ” Welcome to my “virtual” radio and scientific instruments museum where I display the radios and other items I have collected over the past 35+ years. I hope you enjoy them as much as I […]
