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Michael writes – “My girlfriend asked me to make an alignment jig to help her rubber stamp a logo onto business cards. I spent about 5 minutes looking around the house for materials, half thinking of how to build it and half thinking about how to get out of building it. :) Then, eureka, the […]
The Renegade Craft Fair is gearing up in Brooklyn, NY this weekend!! If you are around the area don’t miss all the talented crafters and their cool goods. About 200 of them will be traveling from all over the country, so don’t miss this chance to meet and greet with your favorite peeps. Link.
MAKE friend John made a pouch for a nintendo DS and accessories out of an old pair of jeans and some fabric glue. Great quick no sew and recycling project! Link.
I think these shoes look cooler than the Nike / Apple iPod ones… these are parasitic power & expressive footwear with a ton of sensors, from the MIT Media Lab – Link.
Ivanjs writes – “Some of you may remember my previous installment, mentioned here at Make magazine. This installment (part 4) discusses how to make spaceship surface texture from styrene strip. Talks about balance, composition, design and using ancient Chinese graphic design for inspiration.” [via] – Link.
Slacy writes “Add a 160 degree wide angle lens to your existing digital camera for $11. This was based on ideas from the following webpage…” – Link.
Bonki sent us this great story of how Mark Hoekstra couldn’t find his regular cuff links to wear to a black tie wedding event, and instead hacked together his own using RJ45 plugs and wire. Link.
