Picking locks not only requires the right skills, it also requires the right tools. Fortunately, the folks at TOOOL (The Open Organization of Lockpickers) have come up a great way to ensure that you never leave your picks at home with the Emergency Lock-Pick Card (available in the Maker Shed.)
Just watch it. And then thank Brooklynite Dave Rogge (aka Flickr user tgtsfkncld / Etsy seller thegarage) for the big grin on your face.
This cool robot is inspired by the way slime mold moves, and consists of a balloon serving as the protoplasm, with real-time tunable springs and friction control units surrounding the balloon. [Technology Review via Beyond the Beyond]
I love big, bold necklaces, so this painted wooden bead necklace tutorial from Stephanie at Henry Happened is just my style! I especially like how the combination of the rope cord and the mismatched beads gives them a distinctive shabby-yet-trendy look. They would look perfect with my bright summer skirts! More: How-To: Simple Wood Bead […]
Everybody’s favorite slingshot aficionado, Joerg Sprave, is in the driveway again. This time around he’s testing an upgrade to the Nerd Revenge 2000, a homemade pump action slingshot crossbow capable of delivering ten sharpened pencils in under five seconds with considerable force.
Travis Good takes a look at Makerslide, a linear tracking and frame system for building personal fabrication machines.
If you can tie things together securely, you can make almost anything from practically nothing.
