Month: July 2011

Ridiculously Large Jacks

Ridiculously Large Jacks

Jason Gessner learned how to weld at Milwaukee Makerspace, and his first project were giant jacks made from bolts. He ended up using the jacks in an event in Milwaukee were teams of people ran around the city doing activities. The game only took a couple of minutes when done correctly, but some teams were […]

How-To: At-Home Selzter

How-To: At-Home Selzter

Julie @ Etsy writes: If plastic soda bottles are piling up in your recycling bin, perhaps it’s time to make your own seltzer maker! With a little tinkering and the right components, you can build a contraption to dispense the bubbly stuff with the help of painter and seltzer enthusiast Randy Stoltzfus.

Knitting with Unseen Attributes

There may not appear to be anything unusual about this pair of socks and this sweater made by Jenny Willknitt, but it’s what you don’t see that makes them unique. “Podophilia” [are] socks infused with pheromones to empower women to feel more confident about their feet by making them the object of male fascination… But […]

Autodesk Inventor Publisher Viewer for Android

Autodesk Inventor Publisher Viewer for Android

Having good documentation really helps out when you’re assembling or repairing something of significant complexity. Now that access to a smartphone or tablet is becoming more commonplace we’re starting to see better documentation tools hit the market. Take for instance the newly released Autodesk Inventor Publisher Viewer for Android. Business looking to publish interactive 3D […]