Winners of P.S. I Made This…
Thanks to everyone who entered our recent giveaway for the book, P.S. – I Made This… by Erica Domesek. The two winners are Lisa from Brookline, MA and Jill from Fargo, ND. Congratulations!
Month: September 2010
Heat gun and thermos coffee roaster
No doubt this guy in this video made some awful, over-roasted charcoal, but the rig shows promise. I really like the use of the thermos as an insulated chamber. With some tuning of the heat control (thermocouple probe and variac for the coils maybe?) you could probably get this slowed down to a more reasonable six-to-eight minute roast before first crack.
Maker Faire CRAFT Demo Profile: Tugboat Printshop
World Maker Faire New York is this weekend, and we’ve put together a full schedule for of awesome demos for both days at the CRAFT booth. Each day this week, we’ll profile one of the folks who will be presenting. Be sure to mark your schedule and head to the CRAFT booth for all the […]
Centuries of cranks vindicated by human-powered ornithopter flight
Although the Snowbird, made of carbon fiber and balsa wood and with a 105-foot wingspan, could hardly be described as “practical,” to me this seems like a major aviation milestone: Somebody, specifically University of Toronto PhD student Todd Reichert and co-workers, finally did it. All those old black and white “wacky inventor” blooper reels set to goofy music can eat it. [via Toronto Star]
World Maker Faire NY exclusive: Netduino Plus with Ethernet and SD card support
The $59.95 Netduino Plus is the newest member of the Netduino family. It packs more features than the $34.95 Netduino, adding Ethernet (with a full TCP/IP stack) and a Micro SD card reader.
Soap bubble printer
[Via Beyond the Beyond]
Space Shuttle Birthday Cake
I’m pretty sure I need this same cake for my next birthday. The rad shuttle cake is the work of Aimee of High Chair. I love the use of ice cream cones for engines, and the addition of sparklers for some “fire” action is just brilliant. What fun! Thanks, Megan!