John writes in with a how-to on making a Nikon D70 IR remote control – “This is just the thing you need to have in your camera bag. I have one that I bought online but if your not in a rush and have the skills to solder this would be a clever little device […]
Shunklies added this “crazy quilted business card holder” to the CRAFT flickr pool. I love the details of the stitching, button embellishments, and the texture mix of the fabrics. Available at shunklie’s etsy shop. Link.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Life on the Edge made a bronze Rubik’s cube, impossible to solve! – “A fully functional, reproduction of a Rubik’s Cube, hand cast in white bronze. It was cast in such a way as to have even shrinkage, but an unstable and rough surface. After being cast in bronze, and […]
We are really excited about the upcoming Maker Faire! Here’s to inspiring more refashioning projects with our Maker Faire tote. Phil @ MAKE says: Lenore from Evil Mad Scientist writes – “Last year at the Maker Faire they gave away nifty canvas tote bags that have nice large handles and are a great shape and […]
Here’s a vintage bicycle headlight that has been given a touch of current LED technology… How to and more @ howtofixbikes – Link. Let there be (bike) light: Make a LED Bike light system – Link. HOW TO – Make the ultimate 18v Bike Light! – Link. Tape case bike light – Link. HOW TO […]
Hey Crafters! There’s plenty of time to enter our “Recycle Your Heart” Valentine’s Day Card Contest where you can express your true love by creating a card made from recycled materials. Yes, that’s right. It’s time to check the cabinets, find the old fabric stash, grab yesterday’s newspaper and go through the trash bin to […]
Mage2 writes – “Using a Heatgun to remove/ scavange parts from old or broken PCB. I using a old hard drive as a example. You can salvage most any surfacemount, BGA or even through hole parts using this method.” – Link. Related: Soldering and Desoldering – Link. Soldering Tutorial – Make Video Podcast – Link. […]
