Pocket Reflectors for Cycling
Learn how to sew some pants pocket reflectors to gain visibility for night cycling in this week’s CRAFT Video. They tuck into the pocket for storage and then flip out easily and quickly for riding.
Year: 2011
How-To: The Truth Meter
The Truth Meter, a project featured in MAKE Volume 26, measures small increases in sweat which indicate nervousness and other stimuli. So if you’re sleuthing to find out who left the empty milk carton in the refrigerator and your prime suspect does nothing but deny accusations, watch this video and create your own Truth Meter.
For more information about this project and a PDF of the instructions from MAKE, check out: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/04/the-truth-meter-dont-sweat-it.html
Here’s a kit with the components you need to build your own: http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MSGR01
3D-Printed U-Boat
Matthew LaBerge of Minneapolis, MN, printed Thingiverse user Skimbal’s U-Boat. I just love his technique for getting away from the printer during the monster all-day prints — he watches from his iPad using a webcam and the Go2MyPC remote access app.
Recycled Hanging Notepad
Happy Earth Day! Take a look at this project that Eleanor Williams created for Etsy this week to celebrate thinking green. Looks like a handy way to keep paper for notes close!
UpCraft Roundup for Earth Day
Happy Earth Day everyone! To celebrate, I’ve rounded up here our favorite UpCraft projects. I love these Hand-Sewn Free-Range Monsters by Moxie that make great gifts and are great projects for kids to learn how to sew. Here are more UpCraft Projects: Pillowcase Sundress by Nikol Lohr Plastic Bag Crochet Video with Cristen Andrews Recycled […]
Maker Faire Town Hall in Grand Rapids on Tuesday – Dale Dougherty to Host
Dale Dougherty, General Manager of MAKE magazine, will be visiting Grand Rapids next Tuesday to meet with the region’s tech-design-arts community. He’ll be there to meet with local makers and to invite them participate in the Detroit Maker Faire 2011.
How to Fix a Bicycle Tire Flat
In this how-to, mountain biker Chris Nodder outlines how to deal with punctures on both tube and tubeless bicycle tires.