How-To: Knit Flying Pig
Kat of Kat’s Crafts’ contribution to the latest Iron Craft Challenge is this adorable knit flying pig with golden wings (for the Midas challenge). She’s shared her pattern for making your own.
Year: 2011
Fabric and Paper Speakers
Hannah Perner-Wilson writes: Inspired by Marcelo Coehlo’s paper speaker and Vincent Leclerc’s Accouphene textile speaker, these paper and fabric speakers are made by running 5-9V sound amplified signal through a very conductive coil in close proximity to a magnet.
How to: Turn Perfect Wooden Spheres on a Lathe
Orlando’s Rob Hoppe provides a set of step-by-steps that will help you create wooden spheres. With this technique you only have to reposition the wood once. More: Make: Online » Reclaimed wood table Make: Online » Bandsaw + block of wood = Deer Make: Online » Ferrari engine carved from wood Make: Online » DIY […]
The Tiny Quilled Art of Diane Boden Crane
Ann of All Things Paper is sharing the amazing work of Diane Boden Crane and her tiny, meticulous quilled art. The details in her work are stunning. Tiny paper knitting needles, perfectly formed coils that make up a sheep’s wool, and wee decorations on paper desserts will delight you. Be sure to check out Ann’s […]
Sharing Hi-Res 3D Fossil Models Online
Interesting item from Dallas’s Southern Methodist University, where paleontologist Thomas L. Adams and co-workers Christopher Strganac, Michael J. Polcyn, and Louis L. Jacobs have used a laser 3D scanner to produce a high-resolution model of a large outdoor dinosaur track which is a landmark in downtown Glen Rose, Texas. Exposed to the elements in the town square, the track is (very slowly) eroding, and the team’s freely downloadable 3D model is intended to both preserve it for posterity and to facilitate its study by fossil buffs all over the world. Their results are published online in Paleontologica Electronica. [Thanks, Alan Dove!]
Arduino Design Trick: Make an Upside-Down Shield
If you’ve ever tried to make an Arduino shield at home using a 1-sided circuit board, you’ll appreciate how difficult it can be to both solder connectors onto the bottom side of the board and components to the top. It’s possible to use extra long headers that you can stick through the top, however I […]
Homebrew iSound speakers look pro
Audio hacker PCMofo designed and built these slick looking iSound speakers to match his/her favorite computer hardware. I didn’t actually believe it until I looked through the build log, which starts earlier on the same forum post and includes a materials list, CAD drawings, and in-progress photos. PCMofo’s grand vision includes making a subwoofer and […]
