Year: 2006

Liquid ABS plastic

Liquid ABS plastic

Bf5man writes – “A useful trick to repair or to do a mockup of a plastic part, is to disolve ABS shavings in acetone, it forms a glue that can be used to repair plastic stuff, or if thicker, can be used to mold things. Here’s an exemple of what can be accomplished with this […]

Stop motion “Lunar Lander” movie

Stop motion “Lunar Lander” movie

Nick writes – “Inspired by “Game Over” my friend and I made this stop-motion version of the classic game Lunar Lander. I especially like the jelly-bean explosions! (Berty Bott’s!)” – Link. Related: Stop motion film of retro video games using household objects – Link. Frogger by PES – Link. Stop motion LEGO video – Link. […]

Soda straw tensegrity structures

Soda straw tensegrity structures

George writes – “This page shows a relatively quick and easy method for making simple but fascinating tensegrity structures. The only materials needed are plastic soda straws, small paper clips, and rubber bands. The assembled tensegrity structures are polyhedral forms which vividly illustrate the separate forces of tension and compression. They are robust enough to […]