The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
If you’re not using your bike’s rear drilled brake bridge, you could try BillieGene’s Instructable for a recycled rear mudguard. It mounts to the brake bridge to keep your fixie from flinging mud up your back, which is a must for early springtime biking.
Holly of Chez Beeper Bebe shares this modern and more durable twist on a classic toy. I have a total love-hate relationship with those dime store trinket-y toys. I love them because they remind me of my childhood and how much I cherished all those bitty toys, but I also hate them because the stuff […]
Read an RPG Book in Public Week is an event that happens three times a year, during the weeks surrounding March 4th, July 27th, and October 1st (starting on the Sunday on or before, and ending on the Saturday on or after). During these weeks, roleplaying enthusiasts are encouraged to take their favorite RPG rulebooks […]
I love this DIY play laptop made by Amida of Journey Into Unschooling, perfect for little hands and curious minds to play with. Amida writes: I made this laptop out of a discarded panel that I had removed from a play kitchen. The keys were salvaged from a keyboard headed for e-waste and can be […]
I’ve come across numerous Android controlled vehicles in the past, but never a LEGO Mindstorms robot, let alone two. The folks at ENEA in Linkรยถping, Sweden, built a pair as a trade show demo. One of the main challenges was getting Bluetooth support to work. They ended up using an Ubuntu laptop to tunnel between devices. I’ve come across numerous Android controlled vehicles in the past, but never a LEGO Mindstorms robot, let alone two. The folks at ENEA in Linkรยถping, Sweden, built a pair as a trade show demo. One of the main challenges was getting Bluetooth support to work. They ended up using an Ubuntu laptop to tunnel between devices.
Sculptor Gabe Perna sculpted and painted this 18″ tall statue of Cthulhu during his early body-building years, before the steroid scandal. Turns out ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn actually means “Hey, Cthulhu, which way to the gun show?”
This project combines two of my favorite things: crayons and rockets. It may have taken John Coker 12 years to complete this project (hey, who among us hasn’t had a case of lingering works-in-progress?) but the result was more than worth it. He’s even included a step-by-step of how he made the rockets. The detail in matching the Crayola design is pretty impressive. I just want to know if he could find a way to add in that awesome Crayola smell.
