oomlout is a rising star in the OSH world, check out their kit that is under development. For the OSH biz geeks – think about how interesting it will be to “license” their design, instead of just being a reseller – you’d download their files, laser cut up some stuff, print some labels and now […]
The Long Thread has a tutorial on how to make these crooked coasters. I love the look of these and can imagine it with different colors of thread as well. There’s a certain satisfaction of sewing back and forth, and back and forth, and back and forth…you get the jist here. Thanks Sarah!
From across the pond, Instructables user AndyGadget designed a sled (or sledge) made from pvc tubing: We have a couple of the cheap plastic sledges which are pretty fast, but not at all steerable and break easily. I wanted a sledge which was strong, steerable and fast. I chose the waste pipe to give a […]
I love this fun twist on the traditional pillbox hat that Timary of timaryart created with bulk and novelty yarn.
Now here’s a good example of musicians adding value to their tangible music release – Jari writes in regarding the new record from the band Shogun Kunitoki. The custom record features printed art that deisplays an animation when lit by the accompanying 555/LED owl kit, otherwise known as “Mystical Shogun Kunitoki Strobe Light” of course. […]
For all you budding Foley artists out there, Epic Sound posted a growing list of what items to use and how to use them for creating specific sound effects. Some cool (and gross!) ideas kicking around in there – Alien pod embryo expulsions etc. Certain kinds of canned dog food make useful sounds as the […]
Flickr member Kitty’s Pictures shares these shots of her homebrew develeopment blocks. Who can resist an array of mini-modularity? uC prototyping blocks, aka “Dev Blocks.” These are small single component boards that are ready to plug into a breadboard. Here the connectors are interlocked. From left to right: Piezo element Bi-color LED (red/green) x2 SPST, […]
