When faced with a pile of yarn scraps, it can be quite a puzzle getting them to match. How does one take yarn from a baby sweater and get it to look dazzeling with leftovers from a men’s glove set? Or what about that half skein of verigated yarn? What will that go with. Today […]
Set your DVRs for this awesome segment on the Travel Channel, filmed at Maker Faire Bay Area 2009. Extreme Conventions, Travel Channel, “This ain’t no Dental Convention!” Wednesday, September 23rd at 8PM Eastern time (check local listings for your area)
Great overview – Making the most of open-source hardware – Electronics Weekly – Gerald Coley, Texas Instruments… AT A GLANCE * Open-source hardware offers an advanced start on your design.* Open-source software complements open-source hardware.* Open-source hardware prepares your PCB (printed-circuit-board)-fabrication and -assembly houses for high-volume production.* You may want to share your improvements by […]
There’s almost nothing that makes me as happy as a little Lego entrepreneurship. Remember BrickArms? Well, now there’s ChromeBricks, which will custom electroplate Lego elements of your choice, in your choice of gold, chrome, or copper. [via The Brothers Brick]
This doo-dad is a telescoping PVC fitting sold as “Qwik Fix” or “Slip Fix.” It’s intended to be used to repair broken sections of pipe, but Chuck Rice has posted a venerable tutorial on converting one for use as a pneumatic piston in a haunted-house prop. Chuck’s design both lifts and turns with a single stroke. Clever!
Got a few switches and a pen? You can make a joystick, and if it’s a clicker-type pen, you can make a “fire” button atop the joystick as well!
Mark Argo give a terrific little five-minute talk on the history of DIY gadgetry and what we can learn from past as we try to forge a more personalized, DIY future. Ignite
