Frenzy writes – Zines are self-published materials with short print runs. Zines can be about anything from your favorite band to what you did on your summer vacation. The world of zine making is a largely underground. Zines are a perfect way to express ideas or feelings that are not fit for the main stream […]
I love this DIY Father’s Day idea because it strays away from the typical sports or tie-themed gifts for Dad we are all way too familiar with. Jordan of Oh Happy Day! contributes to Alphamom this tutorial on how to make a superhero gift box filled with treats that would make any superhero Dad happy. […]
Thingiverse user 2ROBOTGUY (Mark from Atlanta, GA) saw Sean Ragan’s Yoshimoto Cube post and wanted one of his own. After briefly considering buying one, he decided to make one of his own — it took him 2 hours in SolidWorks. Download the STLs on Thingiverse.
Production took two weeks of eight-hour days and cost 5,000 yen. [via BoingBoing]
Al Linke’s DIY Magic Mirror first appeared on our radar back in 2008, when Al posted a classic Instructable describing the project, which went on to win the Tech Grand Prize in our 2008 DIY Halloween Contest. Al’s Magic Mirror features a Snow-White style floating, talking face in a gilt-framed mirror with an amazingly wide variety number of integrated and integratable functions–breathalyzer, weather forecast, stock tracking, X-10 lighting control, doorbell input with camera feed, Picasa-based slideshow, various themed personalities, etc., etc. He’s selling them, now and gets $219 for the kit.
The kits use “denshi blocks” (also known as electronic blocks) to allow electronics experiments to be performed easily and safely. More than 25 years after its original release, one of the main kits from the series was reissued in Japan in 2002 and now you can get it here!
If you’re looking for the perfect geeky baby gift, check out this awesome project from Craftster user, NameThatCandy. [via Geek Crafts]
