If you like to build things (and what Maker doesn’t?) you can become the Count of Catapults, the Earl of Hurl, or the Baroness of Ballistas. Announcing the King of Fling Catapult Contest. It takes place May 19-20, 2007 at Maker’s Faire at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. We want you to build a real, working […]
The Super Sky cycle kit costs over $37k (USD), has a top flight speed of 100mph / 55mph highway, 300 mile range and can carry a pilot up to 280lbs. It’s freaking awesome – [via] Link.
Open source hardware is a term we’ve used here on MAKE & CRAFT for describing some of the projects featured as well as some of our electronics kits. It was also the subject of a talk we participated in at the SXSW conference, but what is it? There are a few definitions, some of which […]
It looks like the GRL will allow folks to borrow their L.A.S.E.R. tag bike soon! – The G.R.L. rolls out its newest probably-not-street-legal vehicle, the Mobile Broadcast Unit: audio, projection and L.A.S.E.R. tag systems all mounted on a big tricycle. Last Friday, the G.R.L went to war against boredom and had a blast riding and […]
Juggler writes – So I like carbonated beverages. Soda, Beer (especially beer), Champagne, whatever bubbly. So I found this Lindsay Press deal about how to make your own soda. There are three options Spend a lot of money and buy a commercial soda fountain or it’s parts. Expect to pay at least $200 even on […]
Ross writes – For me, creating wood strip kayaks has become an engaging and fufilling pastime. There is an inexplicable magical quality to wooden boats; not only in the finished craft, but in the building process itself. Perhaps it has something to do with the fluid, organic lines, but there is something eminently satisfying about […]
Tim Kaiser makes amazing instruments from old-retroy gear! He writes – Some of these devices and instruments are in my personal stage set-up. The rest are owned by other musicians and artists around the world. I regularly take commissions for new work- Some devices can be roughly duplicated, but they are all built one-at-a-time and […]
