PVC monopod/boom/stabilizer 06/09/2010 This clever $30 setup is basically a Targus TG-MP6710 monopod with a large PVC base for it. The base lets...
The automata of Thomas Kuntz 06/09/2010 Check out the excellent work by artist Thomas Kuntz, a sculptor who specializes in ornate, macabre automata. The alchemical process...
Converting VHS cases into project enclosures 06/08/2010 The VHS tape box has gone the way of “Be Kind, Rewind” stickers. But Swiss maker Christoph Zimmermann noticed that...
Lego robot legs walk like a human 06/08/2010 I love how this Mindstorms robot is able to emulate a real human gait rather than having the slow shuffle...
Nixie tubes + concrete block = cool clock 06/08/2010 Check out Norwegian maker Hans Jørgen Grimstad’s concrete & nixie clock. (The video shows some sort of test, not the...
Peter Hennessey’s 1:1 plywood space vehicles 06/07/2010 Found on Designboom: This wooden replica of the Hubble, created by artist Pete Hennessey of Melbourne, Australia. But wait, there’s...
Makers tile game 06/07/2010 Cory Doctorow has announced a new card game based on the cool illustrations that accompanied the serialized version of his...
Magnets implanted in fingernails 06/06/2010 So if you follow the twitter feeds of @hypatiadotca (Leigh Honeywell) and @3ricj (3ric Johanson) you’ll probably know that they’ve...
Mint-tin intervalometer 06/06/2010 Marco Jetti’s intervalometer triggers a still camera’s shutter at regular intervals (hence the name) using a 555 timer. The movie...
Packing tape spiderweb 06/06/2010 This installation, by design firm numen / for use, used 530 rolls of tape measuring 117,000 feet and weighing 100...
