Check out the K450 PVC Rocket Engine Design & Construction book form the Maker Shed. It details how in just a few hours anyone can build a powerful K450 engine that will send a rocket soaring over 5000 feet! Easy to follow step by step instructions and 137 color illustrations demonstrate the exceptionally simple construction […]
Kate’s Altoid tin projects have been fantastic on design*sponge. I love this one on how to make it into a tin letterpress clock. Just pick one of your favorite cards and you have an instant piece of clock + art.
Oilcloth Addict shares tips on how to press oilcloth when your project calls for crisp folds.
Instrucrables user vbnicolau made this how-to for making a dynamo-powered bike safety light from an old relay coil and a few hard drive magnets.
Bicycle Maintenance: How To Maintain Your Mountain Bike For Peak Performance Here’s is a very thorough way of tuning up your bike after a hard ride. The rest of the site has some other good information, but you have to dig through a lot of ‘lifestyle’ type entries before you find the making goodies. The […]
Liane sent me this demo of an awesome little electric cat she built from wire, a pager motor, and a coin cell battery – so simple and cool! The battery pressure switch is a very nice touch (npi!). This could be a big hit on Halloween with a little fake fur coat ;) Make a […]
Check out this sweet little earbud owl our very own John Park made, using the Epilog Zing laser cutter he’s been playing around with, and an “owl wrap” cord manager file from Thingiverse. He was probably going to post it here eventually, but I beat him to it [cue: childish taunting sounds]. Laser cut earbud […]
