Wonderland’s Video Game Crafts Roundup
Wonderland has a roundup of crafty video game related goods that are for sale on Etsy. Since I’m a big Katamari fan, I’m loving the Katamari bracelet and pencil topper. See the rest at Wonderland here. Link.
Month: August 2007
William Kamkwamba’s Malawi Windmill Blog
On William Kamkwamba’s Windmill Blog, he describes himself as “a secondary school student in Malawi who is interested in wind and solar energy, irrigation pumps and anything mechanical or electrical.” He’s using his blog to document his ongoing project to bring electricity to his village. In the first post to the blog, he wrote: Our […]
Draft Vader Crochet Helmet
Ansely of Bleu Arts and designer of the Leia Wig points to something so fabulous, the Draft Vader Wig! Made by Lady Linoleum of Monster Crochet, this hat also incorporates 8 aluminum cans of Guinness. [ via ] Link.
Fire-powered, bean-tin battery charger
Here’s one for the Hobo Tech file, it’s allegedly a “battery charger” that employs the Peltier-Seebeck effect — using a heat differential to generate a voltage (Seebeck Effect) and using a voltage to create a heat differential (Peltier Effect). Too bad there’s no info on the site except this captioned image. Seebeck battery charger – […]
Blythe Knitted Wig
MK Carroll posts about this great mod by Heather Hurst to her Blythe Beanie Hat pattern to make this awesome full haired Blythe wig. Link.
Multimeter tutorial, part 2: Resistance!
The most important debugging tool in any E.E.’s toolbox is a trusty multimeter. A multimeter can measure continuity, resistance, voltage and sometimes even current, capacitance, temperature, etc. It’s a swiss army knife for geeks! Here’s a great resistance tutorial – Link & more. Related: Multimeters – Link.
Harry Potter Amigurumi: Wizard Trio and Owl
Darncat’s Crochet has patterns for sale in her Etsy store so that you can crochet your own Harry Potter with owl, Ron, and Hermione. A deal for $6 for the whole set. [ via ] Link.
