The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
In November, I had the opportunity to travel to Seattle for a Magic: The Gathering tournament. While I was there, I visited the headquarters of TwinTech, a small company run by identical twin brothers, Steve and Chris Burrows, who manufacture a small rack-building set called MicroRAX. At the time, a similar set, called MakerBeam, was […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Mark Demers shows off the latest from Spikenzie Labs, Four in a line – a laser-cut Connect Four style game which looks a heckuva lot slicker than its retail counterpart. I’ve always been a last minute Christmas shopper and it has usually worked out. This year I had a request […]
Using BlueMaemo, the Bluetooth multi-tool for Maemo, you can turn your Nokia N900 into a PS3 controller. Install the latest alpha via the application manager with extras-devel enabled. The above video is in Italian.
Alli of One Pearl Button created these fun Betsy McCall magnetic paper dolls as a gift for her niece. She used images from the Betsy McCall paper doll web site, and transferred them to thin magnets. By putting them all together in a small tin, she was able to create a toy that’s great for […]
This LEGO minifig group costume has some amusing making-of photos, and the costumes turned out great! [via EMSL]
Clever design from Thingiverse user vik, which lets you mount and simultaneously fire a devastating barrage of nine party poppers at unsuspecting revelers. “I should’ve marked it with FRONT TOWARD FRIENDS,” he comments.
Jeri Ellsworth continues work on her homebrew pinball machine, now themed: “As Seen on TV!” It’s cool the way she’s involving her chat rooms in brainstorming ideas for the build. Can’t wait to see the finish product. Jeri Ellsworth’s YouTube channel
