What happens when you mail a letter
Back in the day post offices (in NYC) were connected with pneumatic tubes, Popular Science 1951 – Link.
Year: 2007
Making elemental earrings on the CNC mill
The Mechanical Philosopher writes – “I went on a creative jag this week, playing with fabricating earrings on the CNC mill. Milling a piece of aluminum flat to adhere the silver sheet to. 24 ga. (.019″) sterling silver sheet. I use 3M carpet tape to adhere the silver to the aluminum, after cleaning both surfaces […]
Easy DIY Valentine Gum Dispenser
From the CRAFT Instructables group, GregDDC has a tutorial on how to make a simple Valentine’s Day gum dispenser. “When you pull the ribbon the gum will pop out. These could be mass-manufactured for an entire classroom or you can make just one for that special person in your life.” Link.
Call For Makers: Maker Faire Bay Area 2007
Dear Makers, We are pleased to announced Bay Area Maker Faire 2007! Organized by the staff of MAKE and CRAFT magazines, Maker Faire is a newfangled fair that brings together science, art, craft an engineering in a fun, energized, and exciting public forum. The aim is to inspire people of all ages to roll up […]
HOW TO – Homemade Delorme Tripmate GPS logger
Steve writes – “This project focused on creating a simple serial data logger for the Delorme Tripmate (also known as the GPSTripmate). The Tripmate is an older GPS receiver that can be purchased on eBay for $20. I happen to have one that my family used a couple of years ago and it is still […]
Top 10 Flickr hacks…
Here’s a great list of Flickr hacks from Thomas Hawk, he writes – “One of the nice things about Flickr is that because of their open API a whole host of developers have built more and more interesting things to do with the site. It’s interesting to me today that so many of the ways […]
The Softie Awards: Call for Entries!
The Softie Awards are here and looking for your plush creations! Just upload your entry to The Softie Awards flickr group and make sure you tag your photo for the correct category you are entering in. Here are the 12 categories: Best Bunny or Bear Best Rest of the Animal Kingdom Best Softie Cuisine Best […]