A Make reader writes “Kleinbauer sells plans for building cnc mills from scratch, using surplus available materials. I was thinking about ordering plans for his “Brute” pcb mill. It might be an interesting feature in Make if someone were to buy one of his plans and build a mill from it, to give a feel for the cost and complexity of the project, as well as the quality of the plans.” Link. Has anyone out there used these plans?
Nick writes “Hikers continue to strive for lighter equipment, and while many times this leads to buying expensive gear, several people are experimenting with making small alcohol stoves out of Soda cans. Running on plain alcohol, they can weigh only tens of grams and heat almost as good as their professional counterparts.” Link.
Unsat_rbd writes “A few years ago I was unable to find a desk that fit all of my needs, so I built one using simple components from a local hardware store. The finished product was inexpensive, durable, and portable (I just moved for the 3rd time in as many years). The design was meant for 3 21″ CRT monitors, A/V equipment, rackmount computers, and a mini-fridge.” Link.
I think the Double-slit electron diffraction is my favorite – “Robert P. Crease, a member of the philosophy department at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and the historian at Brookhaven National Laboratory, recently asked physicists to nominate the most beautiful experiment of all time. Based on the paper of George Johnson in The New York Times we list below 10 winners of this polling and accompany the short explanations of the physical experiments with computer animations.” Link.
Tie One On is a monthly apron show and tell blog. This month, January, is all about recycling, to reuse something you might want to throw out. Use old shirts, skirts, pants, whatever you have around to make an apron and then submit your finished apron project to the site. Link.
More on recycling old sweaters…Here’s a quick way you can make yourself a cool funky scarf by felting arm pieces from old sweaters and sewing them together. Mix up the colors and textures for your own personal touch. Thanks Dolin! Link.
Yahoo/Reuters has a story about the NYC Dorkbot meeting held yesterday that we posted about earlier in the week – at the meeting there were talks about the process of installing a $2 RFID tag in your hand, why you would do something like this, the necessary materials, different tag options, and what other people have been doing with these tags. Link. Also see our interview with one of the folks mentioned in the story.
