DIY Washi Tape Car Track
We see a lot of creative uses for washi tape, but this is the first car track I’ve seen! Via Living Locurto
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Maker Faire New York: Tangible Lights
Tangible Lights is a childrens’ building set made from cylindrical pieces that light up and change colors when you stack them together. Each block is embedded with an LED powered by a coin cell that can produce 160 hours of playing time, and embedded magnets make them snap together easily.
Parallax ELEV-8 Quadcopters at Maker Faire New York
Ready for some high-flying quadcopter action at Maker Faire New York? Parallax will be demoing their ELEV-8 quadcopters live on the Make: Demo Stage (in the Maker Shed) at 4pm both Saturday and Sunday. I’m hoping they bring their first person video setup so you can experience Maker Faire as never before. This is one […]
How-To: Spray Paint a Vintage Bike
I must admit I’ve always been a little intimidated by the thought of repainting a bike, but this DIY bike makeover makes it look easy!
Voyager – A Video Game Made From Wool
“Oh my!” was pretty much my reaction when I came upon this video game made from felted wool, by โ appropriately enough โ Oh My! Me Studios. Voyager is a fixed shooter similar to Galaga, except your space ship, obstacles (including rotating elephants and purple octopi), and background are all made of felted wool instead […]
Maker Faire New York: Voyager – A Video Game Made From Wool
“Oh my!” was pretty much my reaction when I came upon this video game made from felted wool, by โ appropriately enough โ Oh My! Me Studios. Voyager is a fixed shooter similar to Galaga, except your space ship, obstacles (including rotating elephants and purple octopi), and background are all made of felted wool instead […]
Maker Faire New York: Real Time Bee Counter with Cloud Datalogging
From Instructables user hydronics comes this electronic bee-counter that mounts over a hive’s entrance, dividing it into many channels, each as wide as a single bee, and each equipped with a pair of IR reflectance sensors. When a bee passes through, the order in which the sensors are tripped reveals if it is coming or going.
