How-To: Pin And Thread Art
I love the graphic look of these pin and thread art names from Fraugertig. See how to make your own over on her blog.
Month: March 2011
Kinect + Tesla Coils: Those Fools At The Academy Laughed At You…
If you only watch one online video today, it should be this one. Or at least the first 10 seconds of it. That guy is my new hero. [via adafruit]
Glass Heart in a Jar
Kiva Ford’s glass miniatures have captured my heart!
How-To: Orange Vanilla Liquor
Lee of Leethal shares her recipe and process for making orange vanilla liquor. She had me at “It tastes just like an adult creamsicle in liquid form!”
Arcophone Mark II Debuts
Members of the Perth Artifactory hackerspace in Western Australia built a Arcophone, an instrument that uses Jacob’s Ladders to make music. However, they had a need to build a quick Version Two one and it looks great! Owing to the Arcophone Mk I being stuck somewhere on the Nullabor owing to damage to train tracks […]
Drilling Square and Hexagonal Holes
Turns out itโs also possible to drill hexagonal hole using a very similar tool based on the Reuleaux pentagon. The video immediately above, again from jacquesmaurel, shows a tool he describes as a โVika attachment,โ mounted in a lathe, boring an hexagonal hole in a piece of stock. The video below, part of the Wolfram Demonstrations Project, illustrates the process.
Projecting Text with Lightbulbs and Magnifying Glasses
Pausations, an installation by Australian-born artist Ian Burns, uses lightbulbs and magnifying glasses to project the words onto the wall. It was on display at the Armory Show last week. [via colossal]
