Stop-Motion Triumph Spitfire Engine Rebuild
This stop-motion of a car engine being stripped and then put back together, titled “11 Months, 3000 pictures and a lot of coffee,” is magnificent.
Drones & Vehicles
LED-Ring Bike Light
Fabian Erblehner built this cool Lightrider bike light with reed switches triggering the lights, rather than using a microcontroller.
How-To: Bicycle Basket Picnic Liner
Keep your picnic essentials clean and organized with this bicycle basket picnic liner tutorial from Brittany on Design Sponge! Picnics and bicycles are an absolute must in Denmark. I’ve been wanting to combine the two, so I decided to maximize the space in my bike basket by creating a liner that could also act as […]
New in the Maker Shed: Rocket Glider Kit
This Folding Wing Glider kit (available in the Maker Shed) isn’t your average balsa wood airplane. Originally designed by Jim Walker in the late 1930’s, this unique glider attracted the US military because of its high-flying abilities!
Gauging Performance Between Compressed Air Rocket Mods
A magazine reader is looking for ideas on ways to measure the differences between various Compressed Air Rocket mods for an upcoming Cub Scout picnic. Have any ideas? Please share them in the comments!
Open Source Electronic Derailleur
Nabil Tewolde of Markham, ON, created an instructable on how to build your own electronic derailleur as part of his bike computer project. Code, BOM, and schematics on Github.
How-To: Handlebars Bike Hanger
Cool, simple tutorial from one Kyle Wilson. Ingredients: One set drop-style handlebars, one matching quill stem, a short pipe nipple to match, a pipe flange, a few screws, and some bar-tape and -ends (or their improvised equivalents).