Year: 2009

Make: television Episode 5

Make: television Season One has come and gone. But in case you missed it, we’ll be rolling out the ten episodes of our premiere season again. Episode Five, take two, bam: Tour the elegant and hypnotic motorized wave sculptures, created by visionary maker Reuben Margolin. In the Maker Workshop John Park upcycles a discarded shopping […]

Self-movable wheelchair footrest mod

Self-movable wheelchair footrest mod

Instructables user Kimberly8705 writes: Mid-drive power wheel chairs (PWC) have become more popular in recent years. However, due to the placement of the front casters, the traditional side-mounted footrests have been replaced by a single center-mounted footrest. Unfortunately, center-mounted footrests do not have a lift/lower mechanism that is easily operable by certain PWC users who […]

Big room camera obscura

Big room camera obscura

Photo from Mauricio Acial on Flickr The camera obscura was the forerunner of the camera. Essentially, it is a darkened room with a hole in its wall. The image that comes through the hole or lens is projected onto the opposite wall, upside down and backwards. Photo from Sgrah On Flickr, you can find some […]