How-To: Fabric Pinecones
I love the look of these DIY fabric pinecones. This would be a great way to use up some odds and ends of interesting fabrics! (Via Dude Craft.)
Month: November 2011
New From The Future: Your Compromised Computer is Mining…
Bitcoin values are dropping, but this is an interesting glimpse of future ways malware authors will try to generate… coin.
Drum Kit Kit
Turn anything into a drum set with your Arduino and this simple kit. Some makers build custom drum sets from fine hardwoods, while others take the easy route and make practice sets from mouse pads and sheet metal. Instead of building my own, I used the included piezo elements to trick out my Rock Band […]
How-To: Recycled Cellophane Star Garland
When I first saw this recycled cellophane star garland from The Cheese Thief, it blew my mind. I didn’t think it was possible that these delicate, beautiful shapes could be made from recycled packaging. But, as it turns out, with some paper folding skills and a little patience, you too can turn disposable plastic into […]
Tabletop Catapult, Ballista, and Trebuchet
These three great starter kits for making small tabletop siege weapons pack quite a kick. They’re simple to build, and include well-documented, easy-to-follow instructions. All components are made of quality materials accurately machined and drilled. The Ballista kit (pictured) is built of laser-cut hardwood and is a real blast to assemble and fire. It’s a bit more difficult […]
Synth in a Book, With Bonus Devil Pig
Gwydion ap Dafydd of Konkreet Labs shoehorned a MeeBlip synthesizer into a copy of that Mary Hahn’s venerable classic Praktisches Kochbuch. Much as I hate to see Mary Hahn’s work used as a means to an end, there’s no denying the cool factor of the hog-butchering diagram with the glowing eye. [Thanks, Gwydion!]
Math Monday: Light Stick Construction
Inexpensive light sticks can be held together with rubber bands to make glowing geometric structures. Here’s a construction based on the truncated dodecahedron, with a tetrahedron over each triangle. Assembling it is a fun group activity.
