Collapsible Fabric Yagi Antenna
Communicate with satellites in space with this portable yagi antenna.
Month: May 2010
Biomechanical “Terminator” mic stand
Artist Chris Conte created this gorgeous custom microphone stand for Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace (Warning: Auto-play music). More info at Wired. [via Dude Craft]
Bionicle pocket knife
Flickr user Robiwan Kenobi built this excellent Swiss Army knife out of Lego Technics and Bionicle pieces. [Via Brothers-Brick]
New in the Maker Shed: Povard POV kit
The Povard is a large hand held POV device that is built onto a very cool laser cut and etched acrylic bezel. A POV “tricks” your eyes into seeing a full image when only part of the image is visible at one time. This effect is called the “Persistence Of Vision.”
Making bath bombs
This weekend I’m at FOO East, a sort of “wiki-conference” where friends of O’Reilly meet and exchange ideas. This morning I made bath bombs with some lovely folks! We combined two parts baking soda to one part powdered citric acid, then spritzed it with witch hazel while stirring and fluffing vigorously. Then we added in […]
How to tie a sheepshank
Were you down at the archery range when your scoutmaster showed you how to tie a this handy knot? Wikihow shows you the moves. The sheepshank is a useful knot for two purposes. It can be used to temporarily shorten a rope or it could be used to allow a rope with a damaged or […]
Auto-opening trash can made from Ikea junk
I like the sentiment behind this build by Ikea hacker mcquarris.