“Build a comedy ford”, old timey version of bouncing suspension once found in rap music videos. Modern Mechanix 1933 – Link. Sled stove for skating parties, Modern Mechanix 1933 – Link. Back in world war II people would conserve gas and use battery powered/pedal powered ways to get around, Popular Mechanics, 1941. Steampunk remote controlled […]
James Watt has made one of the most beautiful little electronic insect-bots that I have ever seen. The dragonfly has several solar cells, and some simple electronics, that allow the wings to flap via a pager motor. His sculptures are incredibly well thought out and put together, amazing! – Link Related: HOW TO – Build […]
Incredible cityscapes made from pots, pans and misc kitchen gear. The works can be seen @ the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco – Zhan Wang is among the most respected artists in China, having become world-renown for his stainless steel sculptures of “scholars’ rocks,†the graceful, craggy boulders found in several provinces around China […]
PingMag has an interview with Nobuyoshi Nagahara, a Japanese pen nib craftsman who’s been on the job for 50 years: PingMag: You must need a lot of patience to deal with each customer with such care. Nobuyoshi Nagahara: The thing that makes me most happy doing this work is being able to help people with […]
Shantanu Goel put a proof-of-concept Outlook macro together that will send you files in response to a specially formatted email. The idea is that you can activate this and leave Outlook running on your computer at work and if you are offsite and need to grab a document it’s only an email away. This project […]
Lonny Grafman writes in about a tutorial on making your own bike trailer. The folks at the Appropedia wiki write: It’s a lot of fun hauling cargo around on a bike. A bike trailer can make a bicycle more practical for transporting groceries, laundry, friends, etc. This is one of the least-expensive bike trailer designs […]
Crochet up this super cute market bag with a free pattern from Lion Brand Yarn. This pattern uses Lion Organic Cotton and I love the natural colors it comes in. Link.
