Here’s how to make a rubber band helicopter similar to toy that inspired the Wright brothers to build a plane – “It doesn’t have a bearing and is therefore very simple to make, however you must have a long bit of split bamboo which must be thin and flexible enough to bend into a loop. […]
A MAKE reader writes in with a homemade Freeplay style radio – “Pinouts are described for the Motorola Freecharge, a battery pack with a hand crank for charging, and the hit clips radio cartridge. Solder power terminals from the freecharge to power in on the radio receiver, then solder the speaker terminals to speaker out […]
Will shows you how to build an IR remote control interface for your PC, works with WinLirc and/or LIRC – Link.
There’s a new craft blog filled with projects for parents to make with their kids called kiddley.com. This featured one, making juggling balls, looks like a lot of fun (even if you aren’t a kid). You can make this in just 5 minutes too! Link.
Really, its too good to be true — a fun, big, felted squid hat! Made by crafty lady Denise and shown here in its large prefelting glory. As you can see here having a knitted squid is handy when you need a few extra blog entries. Want to make one yourself? Follow this pattern. Link.
The Athanasius Kircher Society has a brief illustrated history of the quirky devices people have invented over the ages to walk on water. – Link.
Chuck writes “I have a 17″ laptop. Only a few bags are available and only one backpack: the Targus 17″ XL Notebook Bag. Sadly, its design makes the outermost panel almost unusable unless you carry water bottles with it. They add straps on other models, but not the 17″. I added some snaps, and it […]
