This crane uses HT Flexinol actuator wire to flap (or more accurately, curl) its wings when the circuit is closed. Created by Jie Qi of MIT’s Hi-Low Tech group. Electronic Origami Flapping Crane via openMaterials.
Carly Glovinski makes stuff that you’re used to seeing out of stuff that you’re not used to seeing it made out of…does that make sense? So basically, you get a real shock when you realize what it is that you’re actually looking at. For instance, that kiddie pool is made out of paper and acrylic. […]
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, this beautiful handmade watch from user gogglerman. A detailed tutorial has been posted on Instructables, as well, and it looks like it was all done without the use of machine tools.
Imagine how productive you could be if you had eight arms for knitting. Max of Max’s World created this jolly knitting knit octopus and shares some sketches and process pictures of how it came together. [via Lee Meredith on Pinterest]
I’m not surprised about the popularity of Sean Michael Ragan’s PVC dyeing technique write-up on Make: Projects. So many projects we feature use this boring white pipe because of its low price, widespread availability, and versatility. Since PVC doesn’t take paint very well, this PVC dyeing technique is perfect for adding those crucial finishing touches […]
Check out this Rube Goldberg machine made entirely using camera gear. Clocking in at just over four minutes, the video incorporates numerous sight gags that complement the overall epic run.
Instructables member wholman designed this fence, and as construction manager for the Greensboro, AL chapter of YouthBuild, he made it a community project as well: “The local county and state highway engineering offices donated old road signs, which we then cut, sanded, filed, and drilled to create pickets. Using jigs and a self-organized assembly line, […]
