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The Yaris Works road show is happening across the country in 12 cities this month with lots of DIY events. Tonight in San Francisco is “DIY Artistic Accessories” where you’ll learn how to make custom etched glasses, cozies for iPods, cameras, sunglasses and phones. Phil and I will be there so come by after work […]
Papafork posted up more of his utensil creations in the MAKE CRAFT pool – [via] – Link. Previous: Utensil sculptures – Link.
Neato, MAKE as DNA – “WEB2DNA will take you website, analyze it, crunch it to little bits and spit it out as a graphic representation of a human DNA. The brightness of the lines is determined by the importance of the tags in terms of structure. “ [via] – Link. Previous: HTML to MIDI – […]
Black.horizons sent in how to make those cool “light pen” art & animated GIFs – ” 1) use a camera on a tripod. 2) set the lens to stay open for 15 seconds [less if its lighter, and the drawing is smaller] 3) use a lightpen, or alternatively use the “flash” that comes with most […]
Chebang writes – “I am so tired of paying for a new notebook. I never find exactly what I want. I run through about one notebook per month and I’d rather spend that money on a great new pen. So I thought, why not make my own? This tutorial will show you how to make […]
Formal Play writes – “I made this light table for use in burning screens with more accuracy. It is made from a flippped over Lego table with a large window pain resting on the now inverted four legs of the table. The table had the center removed to originally house a hanging bag for block […]
Inexpensive handheld braille writer made by students – “To help provide a low-cost communication tool for blind people, undergraduates at The Johns Hopkins University have invented a lightweight, portable Braille writing device that requires no electronic components. For a class called Engineering Design Project, four mechanical engineering majors were asked to produce such an instrument […]
