Bart from buildlog.net wrote in to share his latest DIY laser cutter design, the 2.X laser. The mechanical parts are all either off-the-shelf or lasercut, and it can be controlled using a number of standard electronics sets. Oh, and did we mention it’s all available with a Creative Commons license? The second generation open source […]
Savvy Housekeeping shows you how easy it is to turn a bar of soap into liquid hand soap, just by adding a little bit of vegetable glycerin.
Many an experimenter, hacker, tinkerer, & maker have heeded the call of the mighty matrix – and it’s no mystery why. A small army of LEDs elegantly wired in grid formation would be difficult for anyone with an appreciation for electronics hardware to pass up – even after considering the sometimes daunting wiring job that […]
As an entry to the 555 contest, Flickr member eschlaep has put together a beautiful AM radio: The 555 timer is configured as a pulse width modulator in a non-traditional configuration. If I used the standard approach and connected the input to the CV pin, the low impedance of the pin would prevent the circuit […]
Happy birthday Dr. Seuss! We’ve got a great roundup of Seuss-inspired projects over on CRAFT.
Two weeks ago we covered YouTuber mcwolles‘ remarkable full-motion illusion appearing to show M.C. Escher’s impossible Waterfall in real-time operation. Those of you hungry for an explanation may be interested in this diagram from Boing Boing reader David Goldman, who thinks the video was shot using forced perspective, with a model as illustrated, in two cuts spliced together at the 0:45 mark.
Meg and I got to go to the Martha Stewart Show in NYC for an episode all about crafts! We’re all starry-eyed because the set is amazingly beautiful.
