Month: March 2008

Custom turntables

Custom turntables

Mike Disher makes custom acrylic turntables – About 5 years ago I decided to try my hand at building a custom turntable. Turntables and mechanical watch and clock movements fascinate me. I view them as functional pieces of kinetic art. I based my turntable design on the legendary Rega P3, and I created a new, […]

PEEPS® Meringue Tartlets

PEEPS® Meringue Tartlets

Oh we aren’t done with PEEPS yet! For those of you who are sad you didn’t win the free book giveaway for PEEPS®! Recipes and Crafts to Make with Your Favorite Marshmallow Treat by Charity Ferreira, Peter at the Chronicle Books Blog has posted up a recipe from the book to make this yummy PEEPS […]

Eyeclops ‘printed’ circuit board

Eyeclops ‘printed’ circuit board

Opening up an Eyeclops video magnifier reveals an unusual detail. Apparently the designers thought the included SMD circuit was so unimpressive that an enlarged, printed version was necessary – or maybe they were just really excited about magnification in general? Either way, mounting a standoff directly onto a crystal oscillator is generally not advisable. [via] […]

The April Sampler

The April sampler came today with lots of sweet treats. I can’t wait to use the handmade soap by Feto, write a note on the Koi Letterpress Cards by Don’t Press Me or get to embroidering with Sublime Stitching. Here are some of my favorites: Scrumdidlyump‘s tiny tripod cups Easter Egg Surprise! pin by Kittycrossbones […]