There are plush shows popping up everywhere these days, and Luv-able and Hug-able at Gallery Hanahou in NYC looks like it’s going to be one of the best! 29 creative plush artists from all over the globe will “stuff Gallery Hanahou full of the cutest, fuzziest, and strangest gifts around”. Artists include Betz White, Christina […]
Ryan seems to have discovered a sweet DIY pumice recipe, he writes – I was working on my bike just now, and had pretty well covered my hands with some serious gunkage. Normally I just use dishwashing detergent to clean my hands, but tonight my old pal Dawn just wasn’t cutting it. I needed some […]
Greetings Phoenix makers and crafters! The second official meeting of the Phoenix DIY group will be held Tuesday, November 13th, at 7pm. We will have presentations on electric skateboards, carbon fiber bikes, and origami. If you’re in the Phoenix metro area, join us! – Link.
Here’s a nifty electronic tic-tac-toe machine made with RGB LEDs and two microcontrollers (the AVR Mega16 and Mega8). Electronic Tic-Tac-Toe with RGB LEDs – [via] Link
The fabulous store Atomic Pop in Baltimore recently hosted a book reading with KnitKnit author Sabrina Gschwandtner, which also featured artist Laure Drogoul’s amplified knitting project. As the Baltimore Sun notes: Depending on the knitters’ numbers, their speed and Drogoul’s soundboard manipulations of wooden, plastic and steel needles, both fat and slender, a unique acoustic […]
Here’s a guide on modifying extremely cheap servos to rotate continuously. These servos can be used as drive motors for small robots etc. The guide can also be used for different types of servos too – Link.
When I want to organize files and folders on my computer by date, I usually include the date at the beginning of the file name, as in “2007-11-05_file.jpg” or similar. This general-to-specific date format makes it easy to drill down through chronological files. I’ve been enjoying the use of my real-world date (rubber) stamp lately, […]
