LED Christmas Lights and How to Fix Them
A really useful page explaining how LED string lights work and how to repair them.
Month: November 2007
HOW TO – Refashion Extra Long Gloves
Sarah points us to Craft Addiction’s tutorial on how to make Anthropologie-inspired extra long gloves out of cheap gloves and a recycled sweater. Link.
Last Day to Enter Chronicle Books’ Intarsia Contest
Hi Crafters! Today’s your last day (it’s been extended a bit) to submit a pattern in Chronicle Books’ Intarsia Contest (previous post here). If your pattern is chosen, it will be printed in their next knitting book, Picture Perfect Knits, alongside patterns from an all-star lineup of guest designers like Denyse Schmidt, Diane Gilleland, Alyce […]
Paper craft space vehicles
Here’s a page of ultra-detailed (free) and accurate card models of various space vehicles, including the Shuttle and ISS! Thanks Willem – Link.
DIY Meter information station
This is an implementation and expansion of the ‘Net Meter Data’ project from Tom Igoe. The original project can be found in ‘Making Things Talk’ and MAKE 11, nice work LeLand! – Link.
Oscilloscope clock
Jon sent in this nice oscilloscope clock that uses a four-tube oscilloscope with PIC and DAC for clock vectors – Link. Related: Oscilloscope clock – Link. Oscilloscope alarm clock project… – Link. $35 AVR Oscilloscope clock kit – Link. AVR Oscilloscope clock – Link.
DIY “Dirt-E” bike conversion
FrankG the prolific e-modder writes in – This page details the initial mods and configuration of a low power Dirt-E Bike (electric powered). The central idea was to resurrect a trashed Kawasaki KE-175 that I salvaged from a scrap yard into a more modern ride. DIY “Dirt-E” bike conversion – Link.
