For a limited time, Cabaret Mechanical Theatre is offering a free download of an eighteen page booklet by famed automata-maker Paul Spooner. This is a great resource for the mechanically-curious and must have for automata-makers.
Sean Ragan just put up a tutorial for this simple analog tamper-detecting switch for guarding his garden over on Make: Projects: This clever mechanical switch remains open so long as it is balanced in an upright position. But disturb it in any way, and the ball falls against the bars of the cage and closes […]
Here’s a delightful video of each of the presenters at the Kansas City Mini Maker Faire, by Roger Dodger Aviation.
The geniuses at Photojojo (who brought you the awesome camera lens coffee mug) have come up with another brilliantly fun photography gift. These tiny replica DSLR cameras come complete with interchangeable lenses. This rare and tiny gem is a superbly detailed and a very real-looking 1/6 scale model of your own life-sized DSLR with every […]
Instructables user kstruve writes: I currently live in the Phoenix, Arizona area, which gets mighty hot in the summer. This summer, we’ve had several days around or above 110 degrees. I have twin baby boys, and despite cracking the windows, using reflective seat covers and running the A/C full blast when driving them around, their […]
Sculptor (and former studio mate of mine) Nathan Lewis created this giant “Lawn Tongue,” a carved foam form covered in resin and painted. More photos after the jump! More process pics on Nathan’s blog.
