Clever Cable Tie Organizer Made from PVC Pipe
Submitted by Morten Nisker to the MAKE Flickr pool, here’s a clever way of organizing your twist ties (and perhaps other tools and supplies) using PVC pipe.
Year: 2011
Girl Scouts develop prosthetic writing tool
An entry by Iowa Girl Scout robotics team, the Flying Monkeys, to the FIRST Lego League competition wins major award. Consulting with prosthetics maker and occupational therapist, the group developed a device for kids with a limb difference that are learning to write. The device is called BOB-1 and consists of a platform with a cylindrical stylus holder.
CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw: Iron Craft Challenge- A Dress for Kate, by katbaro, The Aviator, by Super Doily, and Pippi and Mr. Nelson, by helenpriem.
Interactive Light Sculpture
This interactive sculpture, built by Andrew and Deborah O’Malley of Ottawa, ON, has 120 light panels each featuring a Shiftbrite and capacitive touch sensor. XBees for each side connect the sculpture to a controlling laptop. More: Make: Online | Featured Maker: Andrew O’Malley
Vegetable Patch Quilt
This vegetable patch quilt from Purl Bee is a perfect project for spring. I love the way the quilting lines run in different directions in the soil and sky.
Turning Trash into Toys for Learning
At the INK Conference, Arvind Gupta shares simple yet stunning plans for turning trash into seriously entertaining, well-designed toys that kids can build themselves — while learning basic principles of science and design. [Thanks, Daniel] More: Make: Online | Arvind Gupta’s toys from trash
Analog Projection Clock
Spiritus of Yekaterinburg, the Russian Federation, built this analog projection clock with a mirror and a surface-mount white LED.