From the MAKE Flickr pool Member csf0137 has graced the pool with a collection of impressive wooden machine replicas. The one seen above is a recreation of Wilhelm Schickard’s calculating machine from the early 1600’s. It’s often assumed that calculation devices were first invented by French mathematician Blaise Pascal – but Shickard’s machines predated Pascal’s […]
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 Scientific Explorer had one of the most interesting areas with their colorful packaging, as I looked at “Disgusting Science” & “Disgusting Anatomy” and all the cool art of their kits I couldn’t help but think “Mark Frauenfelderian”. Oddly enough this is an Elmer’s (glue) company, I think that it made […]
If you etch your own PCBs, you know what a pain ferric chloride can be – difficult to dispose of, doesn’t last very long, and it can be a hassle to acquire at times. Well consider Copper Chloride in Aqueous Hydrochloric Acid. It’s inexpensive, made from common chemicals, lasts a very long time, and has […]
If you can ignore all the slow loading ads, Musique.com has a lot of different effects pedal schematics and tutorials that can be downloaded for free. AMZ is a resource with information about guitar effects pedals, stompboxes, audio circuits and tips on how to build them. There are fuzzbox schematics, signal booster projects, audio mixers […]
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 I saw Kristal’s crystals for the first time in person, these are quartz-looking crystals you grow yourself. The crystal growth can be speed up and slowed down depending on the temperature, they grow in 2 to 7 days, but can grow longer/bigger for as long as you keep them in […]
Note form Jim @ TechShop, there are *more* coming! — TechShop is an open workshop space that provides its members with access to many tools and machines, and a place that they can just hang out and work on their projects. TechShop also offers lots of short, inexpensive classes on all the tools and equipment […]
Danielle at Etsy recently featured the work of 2ReVert, an Etsy shop that takes used or broken skateboards and transforms them into beautiful jewelry, like these hoop earrings above. Looks like skateboard crafts are a new trend? Read more in the Etsy Spotlight here. Link. Related: Recycled Skateboard Jewelry – Link.
