The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
We were recently discussing the Discovery Channel series, Dirty Jobs on an internal Maker Media email. We all admire Mike Rowe’s dedication to rolling up his sleeves and getting down to work and the happiness that can be found in working with you hands, even if the process is filthy. I’ve been a Dirty Jobs […]
Flickr user Andrew Colunga describes this awesome Lego ray gun as “X-maspunk.” [via Boing Boing]
How to modify a Magic 8-Ball so that it displays your own custom answers.
Few things in life are as fun a making a paper airplanes. We all made them as kids, and we bet of lot of you still make them as adults. You are never too old, or too young, to fold up some paper and have some fun!
Hardware hacking goddess Jeri Ellsworth has been busy building her own pinball machine from scratch, and with subassemblies she’s cannibalized from other machines. On day three of the build, she runs through what she’s done so far. Can’t wait to see the finished machine. Home Brew Pinball Machine – Day 3
We had a great talk with Chris, who was minding the store at the time. I asked about handmade chess sets, and when Chris showed us this wonderful Nuts and Bolts chess set, I knew I had to shoot some video.
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr Pool. this hand-held bat signal based, in part, on the Alien Projector from MAKE Volume 16. From Flickr user Oceaneer99.
