Scott Beale writes, on Laughing Squid: Escape From Berkeley (By Any Non-Petroleum Means Necessary) is a road rally of alternatively powered vehicles traveling from Berkeley to Las Vegas on October 10th through 13th. A panel of judges will be presenting awards for both artistic and technical achievements. The rally is being organized by Jim Mason […]
Florin writes in – This article is part of the PCB Giveaway program that we have running here at Youritronics. Morgoth will get a free pcb manufactured by BKRtech for submitting this project. If you’re interested in participating, read more on the program page. These days most pharmacies use LED pharmacy crosses posted at their […]
Sean’s sp3 lamp is really lighting sculpture. Constructed from outdoor lighting fixtures, the lamp is controlled via an internal tilt switch – activated when the piece is rolled onto another one of its sides – “sp3” is a term that chemists use to describe the hybridization of orbitals of a particular atom in a molecule. […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool, user JohnnyT writes: We had a bumper crop of apples this year so I decided to build my own cider press out of lumber we had around the house and 3/4inch threaded rod. I mortised a nut slightly into the board which does the pressing. As you turn the screw […]
Core77 has a nice writeup about the new exhibition at the MAD Museum: Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary will be the inaugural exhibition at the Museum of Arts & Design when it opens to the public today at it’s new home, 2 Columbus Circle. The exhibition features work by 50 international established and emerging artists […]
doe-c-doe hit the crafty motherlode when recently (she’s a thrift shop and estate sale addict), and unearthed a vintage issue of Woman’s Day magazine featuring an ultra-inspiring holiday layout. She’s done us all a big favor and uploaded the patterns as PDFs in case you want to try stitching up any of these fun creatures […]
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: pieKnits created a miniature version of the knitted and felted tricorn pirate hat from KnitLikeaPirate.com. Read about her pattern modifications (and see more fun pix) here.
