GetLoFi has a great tutorial on how to circuit bend a Protech Drum Toy. The website has all the schematics and more pictures so you can make your own. Looks like a great way to get into the circuit bending craze. I’m very fond of the Protech Drum Toy (or the “RY-1286T” if you read […]
The above graphic is from a book that does not stink: The Humanure Handbook. Here’s a pdf version of this potential soution to water overuse. As author Joseph Jenkins notes, “a single person using a Clivus (pronounced Clee-vus) Multrum [specific type of composting toilet] will produce 40 kg (88 lbs) of compost per year while […]
Dave made this informative video on how to attach a “Weed Eater” [string trimmer] motor to a bicycle. Used bicycles and string trimmers are easy to find and very cheap to buy. You could make this project for less than $100, maybe even less than $50. The information on modifying the clutch could be very […]
From bamboo to soy fabrics, Threads has a great roundup of online eco fabric stores.
Brittny Badger’s disassembled appliances.
Not Martha has found a free iPhone knitting application, Stitchminder, a nifty counter to keep track of your WIP. Although not perfect according to her review, it looks like we are getting closer with crafty applications on our favorite gadgets. Related: Crafty Kindle?
Joe Kelly sent me a link to his website where he has some really amazing works of art. Most of them are based on different pre-cinema technology. The image above is his Autoscope that was created a few years back for a festival in Calgary. The Autoscope is an early prefilm media device/installation (it even […]
