Wood robots
Shawn sent in these fantastic wood robots from take-g toy’s｜作å“紹介｜大ããªä½œå“, not sure if they’re available state side – [via] Link.
Month: June 2007
Coin rings – how were these made?
Ed writes – Phil, For years I have been making coin rings using the traditional method of tapping the rim of a coin until it’s flat, drilling out the center, filing etc.. Recently I came across some coin rings that appear to be made using an alternate method and possibly specialized equipment. I’ve searched the […]
MakeShift 09: Analysis, commentary, and winners
Lee D. Zlotoff (creator of MacGyver) has the MakeShift 09 analysis, commentary, and winners – This was perhaps one of the trickiest challenges yet, with lots of possible solutions for how to establish communication with the outside world when confined in a school lockdown. And, despite the eerie coincidence of the tragic events at Virginia […]
DIY Ping Pong ball gun
This is like a mini-version of the spud gun! Thanks Giz!
Dynamic Abstraction: computer generated art with Actionscript
Understatement: Joshua Davis creates some really incredible artwork in Flash. By combining vector primitives, a carefully chosen color pallete, some deterministic rules, and pinch of random(), the images are generated in Actionscript at runtime. Each time the software is executed, a unique image is created, though it maintains the same guiding principles of other iterations […]
HOW TO – Sew Your Own Hoodie
Gnacissej at craftster.org posted this incredible tutorial on how to make your own zip up hoodie! Link.
Sew Useful Contest
The Sew Useful Contest, a joint project of Etsy and Instructables just extended their deadline to July 16th, so there’s still plenty of time to get in on the act! Our very own Phil and Bre from the MAKE blog will be among the judges. Entries must be “useful” as well as posted on Instructables […]