Handy farm devices
Jack writes – “This site has all kinds of neat farm-related stuff that quickly describes how you can make all sorts of handy things.” Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them, 1910 – Link.
Craft & Design
From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
Interactive robot art helps your self esteem
Robot gossip has a neat robot art project from Thomas Edwards – “Sycophant explores the relationship between viewers and a human-like robot. The human head is mounted on a motorized base which moves along a track. As a viewer walks by, the head follows on the track, while plying him or her with a cornucopia […]
Learn How to Knit “George” at the Maker Faire
Join Jess Hutch for her “Knit a Toy” workshop at the Maker Faire and learn how you can make your own version of George shown here. Jess will be teaching her workshop on Saturday, April 22 from 12:30 – 1:30pm and will also be around at our Craft Corner later on that afternoon to meet […]
Synth module of the month
Here’s an interesting idea, a synth module a month to build your own modular synthesizers – “You begin your plan by purchasing the “ENTRY-22-1″ on the order form for $120. The next month, order the second installment of $120 and we’ll begin building your cabinet/Power Supply/Cable Harness and ship them to you. This normally takes […]
How transistors of an integrated circuit are made (video podcast!)
John writes – This podcast is drawn from the “UVA Virtual Lab” (www.virlab.virginia.edu) which uses 3D virtual reality animations to explain electronics, microelectronics and nanotechnology. This podcast explains how the transistors of an integrated circuit are made – Link. This complements our earlier podcast on “How Semiconductors and Transistors Work.” (here).
Real-life optical illusions
Vurdlak from the Mighty Optical Illusions blog writes – “In this week edition I’ve concentrated more on real-life optical illusions, posted in my “outdoors” section. Now you can see some really amazing pictures of Merging Planes, Salvador Dali, Einstein’s ever-glazing eye .. etc!” – Link.
Star Wars Catnip Toys
Cats are Star Wars fans too! Make your kitty happy by making some cool Star Wars themed catnip toys. Bonnie says,”Make your own Star Wars catnip toys that look like a mouse droid, Gonk the Power Droid and Darth Vader’s glorious helmet. Meow. Complete with cute photos of a rather happy cat at the end!” […]