On Wired’s How-to Wiki, they decided to try their hand at building Mike Golembewski’s Scanner Camera project, featured in MAKE Volume 14 and in the Sept 19th episode of Make: Weekend Project (see both below). Charlie Sorrel, author of the piece, did what looks like a nice job with the build, but the results look […]
Canstruction ’08 features some very awesome works built entirely from canned foods – Canstruction is an international charity competition that opened last Thursday at the Winter Garden and Courtyard Gallery of the World Financial Center, featuring giant structures built entirely out of cans of food. Top architectural and engineering firms in over 100 cities across […]
PT @ MAKE points us to Betty Pepper’s jewelry made from books: Never judge a book by its cover. Originally inspired by a poem this collection looks at what we choose to hide about ourselves and what we reveal to others, a secretive library where things are not always what they seem. Books are interesting […]
Here is a great use for an empty soda can. Just be careful of those extremely sharp edges when working with any thin metal, especially aluminum. Soft drink cans are easily recyclable as scrap metal, but I fancied trying something a little more direct – a simplified form of tinwork. All that’s needed for this […]
This is a really interesting tear-apart of an X-Ray control panel. There are a lot of nice components that could easily be hacked into something new. What would you use those amazing rotary switches for? One of the electricians at work gave me a bunch of circuit boards from decommissioned equipment this week. It’s usually […]
Tilt-shift photography can be a really expensive undertaking. Then again you can simulate the effect in Photoshop, but it just isn’t the same. This is a great project to make that will save you a lot of money compared to the commercial versions. I know there are people out there who would love to experiment […]
One of my favorite things about going to Maker Faire is the Maker Shed, where you can covet all the kits and books in person – it always amazes me to see a huge empty room transformed into one of the coolest stores ever! I got the Crafty Alien Raccoon kit in Austin. I knew […]
