Muscle wire plants come to life when you breathe on them
Fraser Ross made these neat muscle wire plant sculptures, that come to life when you breathe on them.
Year: 2010
How-To: Fabricate enclosures from copper-clad board
Copper-clad board is strong, lightweight, good-looking, and reportedly has EM shielding benefits desirable for low-power ham operators. Ken (wa4mnt) at QRP Builder has produced a nicely-detailed tutorial (PDF) that shows off the precise hand-work that goes into making his cases. Nuts are soldered to the board to provide threaded closures. [via Hack a Day]
How-To: Star Wars Action Figure Wreath
No Geek-mas would be complete without a Star Wars action figure wreath. Our pal Bonnie Burton over at StarWars.com shows you how to make one of your own. I’m particularly fond of the TIE Fighter topper, and her idea to make an all-white one for Hoth!
SpaceX launches commercial space flight
Founded by Elon Musk of PayPal and Tesla Motors fame, Space X has become the first company to successfully build and launch a spacecraft into low Earth orbit and have it return safely. Launched from Cape Canaveral, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted its Dragon cargo capsule into orbit, performed extensive test maneuvers across two orbits, and splashed down just after 11 a.m. PST on December 8, 2010.
How-To: Paint a Space Marine Terminator
Great tutorial by Ron of From the Warp. Almost great enough to start me down the WH40K rabbit-hole again. Must…resist… [via toycutter]
DIY electric motor kit
Seattle-based maker David Scott Cole designed this neat looking hobby electric project motor kit, which appears to consist of a laser cut wooden frame, wire, and magnets.
Machine Shop Tips video series
Our pal Jeri Ellsworth turned us on to this awesome series of machine shop vids, done by “tubalcain” (aka mrpete222), a retired shop teacher from Illinois. It does my heart good to think of someone with this kind of technical expertise and years of practical wisdom, who’s already “retired,” creating such great educational videos and […]
