Origami competition (photos)
Photos from the fourth annual student origami competition at MIT – [via] Link. Related: The Scorpion (with pattern) – Link. Brian Chans Origami page- Link. Other papercraft and origami projects.
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.
DIY Silkscreening comic
Lint writes – “There has been a few links posted to DIY silkscreening tutorials and I thought i would dig out this “How-To” comic on silkscreening that I picked up on a free comic table long ago. There was no price on it, so hopefully it is fine to post. It is informative, and quite […]
How washing machines are made (video)
Here’s how Whirlpool’s #1 product, the washing machine, is made in Clyde, Ohio USA (yay!) – “The video you are about to watch takes you step-by-step on how a washing machine is made, from the seam welding, basket expansion, spiral design hole punch, the various layers of paint coating & firing, to tub support & […]
Balloon Popping!
MAKE Flickr photo pool member caffeineslinger has a photo set of balloons popping via a high speed strobe flash photography from MAKE volume 04 – Link. Homemade Strobe Photography by Tom Anderson, Wendell Anderson. Take pictures of popping balloons, breaking glass, and water droplets. MAKE 04 – Page 102. More High-Speed Photos – With so […]
The amazing DIY village FM radio station
This is a wonderful story, Raghav FM Mansoorpur 1 rocks – “It may well be the only village FM radio station on the Asian sub-continent. It is certainly illegal. The transmission equipment, costing just over $1, may be the cheapest in the world. But the local people definitely love it.” – Link.
PVC Light Box/Light Tent
Turn a few lengths of PVC pipe and elbows into a cheap and effective photography light box
IR Audio bridge
Here’s how to mod a pair of cheap wireless headphones to play music from a computer across the room – [via] Link.