If you’re used to shooting video with a video camera and are having a hard time adjusting to shooting with a DSLR lens, then you’re probably looking for a cheap follow focus for your kit. If you’d like to save a couple of grand and forgo any personal aesthetics, you can try this snazzy DIY follow focus pieced together from K’nex by prippman from Bootleg Productions.
By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics Here is a weaving challenge for serious makers: Can you take a single length of wire and weave it into a 3D donut surface as shown in this image? The two ends of the wire are joined with a small crimp, so it is all one continuous […]
And we’re back with our nineteenth installment of Your Comments. Here are our favorites from the past week, from Make: Online, our Facebook page, and Twitter. On Facebook, R. Joe Brandon had a great idea for what to do with the giant cameras: Now attach it to a kite a’la George Lawrence! 1lowlife wrote in […]
All the kitchen chemistry at my last place left the sink in no condition for human habitation, so I replaced it when I moved out, and took the old one with me. After some diligent scrubbing, it was ready to serve as a utility sink in my garage/workshop, hooked up to the washer/dryer connection there. All I lacked was a stand, and since I’d recently scored a bunch of these cool orange-colored Blazemaster PVC fittings at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore for a song, I decided to make one out of PVC.
Martha has a great little tute up about how to make your own chalkboard paint by adding tile grout to regular latex paint. What’s the most ridiculous object (besides a chalkboard) you could cover with with chalkboard paint? Or have seen covered with it? Maybe we should have a contest.
Amy Schroeder of the DIY Business Blog has all the details on how to nominate someone for the 2011 Dream Big Small Business of the Year Award. Check out her post to find out how you can nominate a crafter deserving of the $10,000 prize.
Known for their “art cookies” and handcrafted pastry designing, Eleni’s bakery in New York City’s Chelsea Market has some unique Halloween cupcakes for the season. I spotted these last week and tried to think of a way to bring one home with me.
