CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw: Sacred agate by deveychka, Monster Homes by creating.imagination1984, Cardboard Copier by Trickartt, and Octopuses in Sobama beach, Sado island by octopus_mountain.
Year: 2010
Vote for Arduino!
Vote for Arduino! Arduino has helped many people get in to electronics, it’s run by a great group and most of all – it’s completely open source hardware, they’re pioneers – it would be great to see OSHW in the Shanghai Expo (and on that note, check out the expo!)… The Italian government is making […]
Tiniest cannon works, blasts targets
This surprisingly accurate and destructive mini cannon proves that you don’t need a lot of powder to inflict damage. Looking back on age 10 when I was burning more black powder than Kit Carson, things could have worked out much worse. [via boingboing]
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to my fellow crafty moms! I can’t believe I’m now at the point where my toddler Chloe is able to walk Lulu the pom around really well. My two “babies” are growing up together nicely. Enjoy your day today moms — you are an inspiration!
How-To: Make a Silicone Mold
Instructables user Jenn Nelson is blowing my mind with this amazing mold making tutorial. I am swimming in the possibilities! She writes: A hard shelled mold with a squishy interior that captures and works well with undercuts. Capture the finest details from any object you wish to replicate with this sturdy mold process. Silicone is […]
3D LED Tic-tac-toe
The first entry in our Gadget Freak Design contest is in, and it’s a doozy: Matthew Katzenstein created this sweet 3×3 RGB LED matrix, controlled by an Arduino Diecimila, that plays a game of blue-vs-red 3-dimensional tic-tac-toe. The video, above, is lengthy and quite detailed. You can watch it work at 5:30 (it should automatically start there if you click above); the whole video can be seen here.
Printable mini flashlight
I love the simplicity of this flashlight that Thingiverse user degroof created. All you do is print up the case and add an LED and coin cell.