The day before Maker Faire Bay Area opened, we ran into Kurt and Bobbi Pires putting the finishing touches on a unique quadricycle in the South Lot of the fairgrounds. Dubbed Opabinia Regalis, the vehicle is named after an extinct Precambrian creature and has now been reborn as an angry, fire-spewing art bike.
Jessica of How About Orange has been experimenting with Inkodye, and created this cute safety pin pouch with fabric she made using the sun to print the image. Inkodye is light-sensitive dye for textiles or any natural fibers, including wood and raw leather. It acts like the Sunprint paper you might have used as a […]
Responding to criticisms that their new no-trolling-allowed policy lacks teeth, Hack a Day writer Jack Buffington threw down the gauntlet Monday, announcing that, henceforth, anyone leaving a nasty comment about one of Jeri Ellsworth’s projects will receive a visit from the Pain Fairy.
Here’s a project that’s definitely worth the trip to the hardware store. David from Cheltenham Road wrote this affordable decorative luminaries tutorial for Mod Podge Rocks, showing how easy it is to turn metal plates into mood lighting. They definitely look much nicer (and sturdier) than the usual paper bag!
I’ve always loved the iconic Dr. Who scarves, but really … here in Texas there isn’t much need for a knit scarf, particularly one that reaches the floor and back again. This beaded necklace version of the fourth Doctor’s scarf from cmdrsuzdal is a very cool, stylish alternative to sporting Whovian pride. Who else is […]
Craig Smith of South Milwaukee, WI, built this Yoda with moving eyes and ears. We all love Yoda. Some have the life size statue in their home. But this thing tops them all. Built from a Halloween mask, the Yoda stands about life size. The eyes were cut out of the mask and the head […]
Ben Krasnow – of DIY electron microscope fame, among other impressive projects – has posted some useful notes on an unusual cutting process. Normally, of course, the recommended practice for cutting plate glass is scoring and breaking, but it can be cut using a more-or-less conventional milling setup provided you get the details right…
