Old is the new new… Mechanix Illustrated 1951, Bike power! Bike Power Unit will convert any bicycle into an honest-to-goodness motor bike in 15 minutes. It attaches to the front wheel as shown. Its single-cylinder, three-horsepower air-cooled engine provides 100 miles to a gallon. Fuel tank is at top. American Brake Shoe, Rochester, N. Y. […]
Intense, a DIY hasoline powered soda bottle rocket launcher – You will need the following items. 2- 3″ PVC pipe 15″ long 3- 3″ PVC Clean outs with caps 1- 1/2 12″ long plastic threaded pipe 1- 3″ PVC pipe cap 1- 3″ PVC pipe coupler 1- 2″ PVC 90 degree 1- 14″ piece of […]
FireGPG is an awesome little plugin that adds GPG support to Firefox. You need the GPG package installed on your machine to start, and after activating the plugin, you’ll have a new right-click menu that will let you sign, encrypt, decrypt and verify any selected text. You can use this to add strong crypto functionaliy […]
Jason @ Hackszine writes – It’s still Alpha, but raop_play is an Airport Express client player that will allow you to send audio files, including http streams, to your Airport Express. Better yet, there’s an ALSA driver included with the package, which will make your Airport Express look just like a second audio output device. […]
Anyone know who made these nails and bolts art pieces? – [via] Link. Update: It’s Joe Pogan (link updated). Thanks Max!
Are you crazy over doll quilts yet? After seeing all the cool entries at Whiplash and all over craft blog land I am in love with them. Angela and Lisa are also doing another round of their Doll Quilt Swap and sign ups are being taken from now through June 17th! Look to the Flickr […]
Brian @ GeekDad shows you how to make your own LEGO ice cube trays, he writes.. – First things first: Making your own Lego ice cube trays is emphatically not cheaper than buying them straight out from from Lego. It is probably more fun, and since I wanted to learn mold-making, it gave me an […]
