Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory supplies aquariums and scientific institutions with living marine specimens (not to individuals, sorry). Their site has a lot of information on jellyfish, corals, starfish, all sorts of marine life. Look around for links to YouTube videos, like this one of an octopus egg hatching and an octopus opening a jar – […]
Defective Yeti (Matthew Baldwin, one of my favorite bloggers, funny and smart) has once again graced his faithful readers with a three part review of Halloween games – the first post is about zombie games. I think it’s neat that one of them, Zombie in my Pocket, is a print-and-play. Last Night on Earth: The […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Pinewood derby party [above, top-right] DIY tipi tent! [above, bottom-left] Z59 – Incredible homebuilt car! [above, bottom-right] HOW TO – use Arduino as a high voltage programmer [above, top-left] Message Pump – USB to LCD adapter Coil in a can … Microwave oven (case) smoker Classy canister from old […]
Turn digital photos of your hand drawings into real life products simply by uploading them to the Ponoko website with their new Photomake tool. What does this mean? You longer need to use graphics software to make something! Perfect for you creative crafters who can hand draw but don’t know how to use design software. […]
I know you already know about the 10% off store-wide sale over at the Maker Shed through the end of the month (use code CRZYDAN at the checkout), but here’re the highlights from the CRAFT side of things: Fashioning Technology by Syuzi Pakhchyan is a great techy craft book with all the info you need […]
This tutorial shows how to build a basic LED caselight from 5mm high intensity LEDs. Check out the link for details on the build and where to get the parts. Building an LED caselight
Steve is making an awesome Planet of the Apes tunic… I started working on the costume shortly after last Halloween, by making a paper pattern, but I set the project aside for the following 9 months or so. But with Halloween creeping up, I thought that I’d better haul it out and work on it […]
