Make Your Own Sock Blocker
The Knitting Zone shows you how to bend an ordinary hanger to make yourself a handy sock blocker. Link.
Month: August 2007
Neil’s rotating composter
A MAKE reader writes in – In a similar vein to the keg lathe you mentioned on your blog earlier in the week. Here’s a similar-looking contraption for making compost quickly – Link.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Recraft Fair at Magpie in Somerville, MA, Saturday August 18
Magpie, Boston’s premier hip-handmade craft and gifts store is proud to host an eco-friendly craft fair — Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Recraft! The craft fair will be held on August 18 from 3-7pm, in Union Square is the first of 4 events sponsored as part of The Somerville Arts Council’s “ArtsUnion Marketplace Series.” Magpie and […]
Ben Heck goes inside the 360 Elite
Hardware hacker extraordinaire Ben Heckendorn (a.k.a. Ben Heck) is using the guts of an Xbox 360 Elite for his next project, a 360 laptop. In preparation for this, he cracked one open, did some creative deconstruction, and has documented the results in two articles. Inside the Xbox 360 Elite – Link More about the Xbox […]
HOW TO – Repairing faulty headphones
Chris writes – About a year ago I picked up a pair of Shure E2C headphones. Well worth their somewhat expensive price, I use them all the time. They provide a ton of isolation, so they’re great on the bus and when flying. But, in my experience, the actual headphone plug leaves a lot to […]
No-Sew Jersey Scarf Tutorial
Altered Cloth shows you how to make a stylish no-sew jersey scarf. Link.
Essential electronics for software folk
This looks like a GREAT book, it says it’s coming out in August and in PDF form, so should be any moment now? Essential Electronics for Software Folk: Thinking Inside the Box… Are you a programmer or computer enthusiast? Do you feel comfortable with methods, functions, and variables? Do you wish you knew more about […]