Spring is here and that always gets me in the mood to sew. To kick off our month of sewing on CRAFT, we’re sharing one of our favorite projects from CRAFT: 06 by super crafty, super mom Andrea DeHart of craftybitch.com. There are 2 versions here for sewers of all levels. For you sewing pros, […]
Chris Carter (founding member of Throbbing Gristle) presents his latest sound generator, the elegantly styled Dirty Carter – The Dirty Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument uses a dual 4-stage shift register. Each register is controlled independently. Two oscillators are used per register: one as a clock, the other as input data that is cascaded through […]
It’ll be no secret, to our regular readers, that I am a giant fan of Dustin Wallace’s “Robotagami” product and the concept behind it. Dustin, whose work I’ve covered here many times, just recently added a “mini” version of his original humanoid Robotagami figure, water-jet-cut in 0.035″ stainless steel, for $25. I ordered one immediately. Making these is a side-line for Dustin, who works full-time as a mechanic, and so far hasn’t had time to put together proper instructions for the “Mini.” So I thought I would help him out, promote his product, put together my new toy, and try out my fancy new light tent at the same time.
I’m really enjoying the creative mixture of materials and concepts from Hairy Sock, including this eccentric “Drown in a Blossom” hair pin! I also really like the way the website is laid out; you can search by concept, type, and materials (including “hair”). There are also some wonderful photographs that make you look twice and […]
Over at the Unschooling blog, Zee made this mini-crossbow from a pencil, Popsicle stick, clothespin, and a rubber band. It looks perfect for the next rubber band fight! [via The Hacktory] More: The office crossbow Office supply trebuchet Human launching crossbow (with rockets) LEGO Crossbow
Wow! Juniortan designed this folding guitar stand for Thingiverse users everwhere to download and print, and it’s an entry in our MakerBot CupCake CNC Kit giveaway! Design and upload an object to Thingiverse, put a link to it in the comments on the giveaway landing page, and you could be the proud new owner of […]
May is here, spring’s in full swing, and folks are in happy circulation. From my home office window, it’s a steady stream of people on leisurely walks, kids and adults on bikes, kids on skates n’ skateboards, and the old guy down the street who proudly rides his Segway to the 7-Eleven. With gas prices […]
