A special post from Dale Dougherty: Most of the time when we think of fermentation, we think of the process that produces alcohol in beer or wine. I was making beer yesterday, producing a dark liquid from steeping grains. At the end, I added yeast which will convert those sugars to alcohol over the course […]
From the MAKE: Flickr pool A friendly reminder that you needn’t hold off completing that coin cell powered project – Vilxes shares this technique for going without those somewhat costly clips – CR2032 battery adapter
From the MAKE: Flickr pool Flickr member Aud1073cH turned a sweet thrift store find into something even better – I found this little battery powered amp at a second-hand store, and converted it to a “talker” by replacing the regular speaker with a compression driver (horn driver) that I pulled from a car alarm speaker. […]
Jane from Jane and the Ducks recently posted about a vintage craft, jewelry and millinery supply shop just north of Bethesda, Maryland called Accessories of Old. According to their web site, they sell all new old stock supplies that have made up the inventory of the family business, Danzinger’s, since 1918. Lisa, the granddaughter of […]
The fine folks at Oomlout, makers of several seriously sweet robot kits, have put together an Instructable on how they go through the process of fulfilling their kit orders, in this case, a 30-kit lot. The idea is to show you all that’s involved in running your own cottage factory, by way of example. You […]
From the MAKE: Flickr pool Steinway? nope. Matt the Modulator built this classy nano-baby grand from a kit, and an incredibly cute one at that. – elekit_piano2
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Continuing on the theme of all things tiny, here we have a miniature salad created for a dollhouse! It was created by weaving major & tractor dan, who also share instructions on how to make one of your own.
