Congratulations to Lego hacker sren2000 for this brilliant loom. I’m building some Mindstorms robots right now and sren2000’s work blows me away with its sophistication. [Thanks to Shep at Tinkernology for linking to sren2000’s Lego pen plotter, which is also great!]
If you’re having a lot of friends or family over for the holidays, a photo booth could be a great way to create some fun and memorable pictures of the occasion. Print out these cute props from Lauren Stiebler over on Oh Happy Day and get to work taking hilarious pictures!
Make: contributor Stefan Jones reminisces about the iconic 1970 Estes model rocket catalog.
The design blog Desaccord has a gorgeous chunky knit crocheted pendant lamp that is to-die-for. What a cozy piece for your home this winter. I can’t crochet (YET) but am totally tempted to learn now!
The folks over at the Additive Manufacturing Lab, GE Global Research, sent us this video about their 3D-printed jet-engine Christmas tree decoration. They’re looking to see what sorts of other 3D-printed and science-tech-themed tree ornaments makers are creating. If you’ve made any such ornaments, post them to their Edison’s Desk Facebook page.
I love the look of this Prusa Mendel RepRap 3D-printer fork designed by Thingiverse user Mecano. Shown above is a concept rendering of his second prototype, Prusa Air 2, which hasn’t been built yet, and below, the physical prototype of Prusa Air 1. Among Manuel’s stated design goals for the project were “a little beauty,” which I daresay he has already achieved, admirably.
Katherine of Making Chicken Salad has a great tutorial on how to make this rope basket. Check it out. Hat tip to Karen Le Page.
