Project: Altoids Tin Travel Embroidery Kit
Empty Altoids tins make great containers for craft supplies, and they’re absolutely perfect for keeping embroidery supplies in order while stitching on the go.
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Month: July 2012
The Soul of an Old Heathkit
Howard Nurse built hundreds of Heathkits. As a kid, he loved to go to sleep reading the catalog — a window into the world of electronics and a wish list of things he wanted to build. You have to understand the whole experience of a Heathkit,” Nurse said. “It began with the catalog, which became […]
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“Design For Hack” in Medicine
Medicine was once the arena for large players with deep pockets, but makers are developing accessible solutions for a fraction of the cost.
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Lego Wheelchair
Lego builder Simon “Burf” Burfield built the world’s first Lego wheelchair: Currently still a prototype, the LEGO Wheelchair can move a 90kg person. It uses 6 NXT’s to drive 12 NXT motors (2 per NXT for maximum power output) which are connected to 12 Rotacaster multi-directional wheels. Using these wheels will later allow for side […]
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Gilbert’s Girders
The Museum of Interesting Things is crammed into every inch of the ninth-floor New York City apartment of Denny Daniel, the sprite-like curator of an eclectic collection of inventions, toys, and gadgets. Daniel had a magician-like patter for each item he showed me: the cylindrical Edison phonograph, the mutoscope, and the hidden camera inside a […]
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Build Your Dream Car
I built my first car model when I was 8. It was a Duesenberg 1934 Coupe Chauffeur. Magnificent. Body pieces that snapped together, metal panels, chrome interior details, glass windows that folded down, real fasteners, burgundy interior fabric, rubber tires with white-wall siding, metal spokes, cables, and a miniature motor. My older brothers bet I […]
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Handmade Geeky Sleep Masks
Michelle of Sewtivation makes these great handmade sleep masks based on geeky subject matter. [via Fashionably Geek] More: How-To: Sleep Mask @Craftzine.com blog MAKE | NeuroDreamer Sleep Mask
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