Apple TV 2G teardown
Curious to find out what’s inside the new Apple TV 2G? The folks over at iFixit performed a teardown recently and found what makes the little set-top box tick.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Happy 50th Anniversary, Flintstone Family
Thanks to Google, I was reminded this morning that “The Flintstones” show is celebrating the 50-year mark today. I always see a Fred or Pebbles costume at Halloween every year, so I wondered if any other crafters were inspired by one of TV’s favorite cartoon families. From the looks of this photo from Etsy user […]
Pedal powered grain mill
Flickr user gdafm saw my recent rebar bike post and sent us a link to these photos he took in Ampareas, Peru, of a pedal powered grain mill made in large part of welded rebar, including pedals and a rebar bike seat. [Thanks, gdaf!]
Very, very serious tic-tac-toe game
Why scratch out a game of naughts and crosses on the sidewalk when you can use a computer-controlled mill to carve a board and pieces out of solid billet aluminum and bronze? Thingiverse user hugomatic knows the answer to that question, whatever it may be.
How-To: Knit Pencil
At World Maker Faire New York last weekend, one of the most popular demos at the CRAFT booth was given by Anna Hrachovec of Mochimochi Land. Her tips for knitting small toys was a big hit with the Craft crowd. Her new book, Knitting Mochimochi, is really adorable, and now one of her patterns from […]
Rebar bike frames
They’ve got to be heavy, and I can’t imagine how they might ride, but there’s no denying the post-apocalyptic awesomeness of sporting a bike you welded up yourself from a pile of rebar. Up top is a shot from the consistently-amusing-but-often-offensive There, I Fixed It, that got me Googling around for more….
Christine Outram and her Copenhagen Wheel
James Dyson Award winner Christine Outram was at World Maker Faire showing off her winning Copenhagen Wheel design. The self-contained power-wheel captures and stores energy released when braking and cycling and stores it for when a rider could use a little assist. The wheel is controlled via a mobile phone. The Copenhagen Wheel
