The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Spotted this image on G+, with the obligatory chides of being Darwin Award-worthy-dumb and the obvious “Where’s the monitor?” I did some poking around online and found the source article on Team Xbox. Don’t worry, one doesn’t drive and game. This is for park and play only. It’s a Suzuki auto show concept car/geek playpen.
This is a short documentary about the LEGO Turing Machine built by Jeroen van den Bos and Davy Landman at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), Amsterdam (Netherlands). They built it for CWI’s exposition “Turings Erfenis” in honor of the centenary of Alan Turing’s birth on 23 June 1912. Alan Turing was a brilliant mathematician who […]
Instructables user Brian Ward posted this how-to for building a wooden storage and transport case for quadrotors. Inspiration for this project came from a falling box that broke the frame of his his own hand-built copter.
I love watching this time-lapse video of a MakerBot Replicator printing a Yoda bust, from BusyBotz. Time-lapse is a great way to capture the magic of a 3D printer on camera.
[3D images from top left, clockwise: marshmallow shooters; silk-screening, DIY zipline, and a homemade cigar box guitar!] It is most definitely summer here in California. School is out, and parents and kids are looking for fun stuff to do. The MAKE School’s Out! Best Summer Ever special issue is just the ticket! We’ve put together […]
I saw this great video on the Flickr blog this morning. Apparently this is based on the Covenant Assault Carrier from the HALO game series. Ben Caulkins, or Benny Brickster on Flickr, has some amazing Lego creations. Notably, his Portal series, Tranformers, and more Lego HALO pieces. The Six Feet Assault Carrier More: Lego Mindstorms Submarine […]
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!
