Design news latest “Gadget Freak” has a great how-to on making your own seismic detector – Like Jack Godell’s coffee in “The China Syndrome,” the fluid in William Grill’s Seismic Detector reveals subtle vibrations. The entire detector is built around a laser pointer, a few hobby-type mirrors, a PIN photdiode, regulator and amplifier, enclosed in […]
I love tiny things and these new itsie-bitsie emotional amigurumi animals should be a cinch to crochet up and cuddle up in your hands. So precious! Link.
I’m a pretty experienced Photoshop user and even I am blown away by how many tools this program has. This one, to erase the background in a photo, is pretty useful which I could have used on a photo but ended up using the old school lasso tool to do this. I wonder if to […]
LeorickSimon writes in – Using your old phones, you could create personal “micro” telephone exchange as simple as above circuit. I manage to solder the test circuit less than a minute. Than connect the phone and test it. It works. So why 39 ohm? From Epanorama Dot Net, the correct value of the resistor should […]
Crafting Chaos has a great plastic canvas needlepoint project to make this portable needle case. [ via ] Link.
Jennifer Maestre’s etsy store, jenmaestre, is the featured seller on the site showcasing her amazing array of pencil jewelry and art as well as a great Q&A to find out more about this creative artist. Who knew how beautiful colored pencils could be as jewelry. So inspiring! Link.
SixMhz writes – Last year while shark fishing off the Dumbarton Pier and recording the catch on a 20 year old VHS camera I had an idea. I thought of how cool it would be to jam a camera in the mouth of a big shark and let him swim away so then you could […]
