Electric miniature mono-railway Modern Mechanix, Feb, 1931. IT IS a well known fact among experimenters that when a whirling gyroscope is set in an upright or inclined position it will not change unless some strong exterior force is applied. Due to this peculiar quality, which is known as the precessive effect, the gyroscope can be […]
Our pals, including Joe Grand (MAKE author and advisory board member) show premiers tonight! Prototype This – Discovery Channel via Hack a Day. Set your DVRs! Mind Controlled Car, October 15 Boxing Robots, October 22 Traffic Busting Truck, October 29 Get Up and Go, November 5 Waterslide Simulator, November 12 Six-Legged All Terrain Vehicle, November […]
Sculptor Brenda Guyton does not believe there is any such thing as “digital garbage”. Guyton makes detailed creatures out of outdated computer hardware ranging from motherboards to ram chips. This little guy is called “K-9” and actually measures up to 3 feet tall, which is probably bigger than most pooches, digital or not. Check out […]
Next time you throw out those cardboard boxes in your garage, be sure to make sure you don’t live in the same Brunswick Hills, Ohio neighborhood as artist Mark Langan. Langan masterfully turns discarded cardboard into everything from car engines to bicycles to other intricate machines by exploiting its grooves and textures into fascinating forms […]
The Crafty Crow has posted a fun roundup of spooky and kooky Halloween-themed recipes for kids. Among the offerings: Mummy Dogs, Jack-O-Lantern Dip, and more.
From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! One of the projects I’m most excited about is the Eco-Modding Illuminati has been doing on a Hyundai Genesis: The Illuminati Motor Works Team is an […]
Noah Scalin of SkullADay.com and the upcoming book, Skulls, joins Martha to show off some of his skull projects from the blog and book. He also crafts with Martha to make a skull potato stamp in these videos from the Martha Stewart Show.
