Tom Wilson’s Big Dog is 11 feet, 4 inches long, stands eight feet high at the tops of the chairs and weighs 490 pounds. It uses go-kart brakes and axles. recycled bikes and patio chairs. Love the wheels! They’re golf cart rims with spokes welded to them and drainage pipe used for the outer rims.
The biggest and best-quality versions of these watermelon car images I can find come from a members-only forum post on this South Korean site, which appears to be some kind of auto marketplace and/or enthusiast’s hub. Problem is, the plates on the car do not appear to be Korean. Can anyone identify their nationality, or […]
What maker doesn’t love zip ties?! They’re useful for cable management MacGyvering things, and holding your robots together. We’ve posted these leafy ties by Lufdesign before, but now they’re for sale and not just a concept. [via inspire me now]
By Jessica Wilson I was a big fan of Pee-Wee’s Playhouse back in the 80s. I was pretty sad he rode a scooter at the end of the show instead of his bike but I did adore his helmet. It was a wacky display of all things Pee-Wee and I itched to have one of […]
Make: Online reader skatronix saw the modded bikes I posted earlier and left a comment describing his own whip: me and my dear friend olegtron decided to build a three wheeler that contains all sorts of electric equipment for making electronics on-road. It contains a 12V car battery( +solar panels) to run all electronics like […]
I found these two bikes in the MAKE Flickr pool: The top photo shows a folding bike with an “electric push trailer” — a $75 e-bike conversion kit turned into an electrically-powered trailer. Neat idea! The bottom photo shows a standard mountain bike that some maniac has hacked to run via gas engine. What have […]
In any case, if ever a thing were rightly called bitchin’, it would be this 20″ custom powder-coated steel hood ornament by metal artist and perennial Make: Online favorite Jud Turner, who made it on commission for a very lucky friend.
