The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Jud Turner has created Bio-Cycle, a beautiful (unfortunately non-ridable) bicycle made out of scrap and stainless steel. Via Ecofriend: Bio-Cycle, which has been crafted from found objects and welded steel. Of course, you cannot ride this bike by sitting on the skeleton, but this work of art definitely shows a great way to include trash […]
Margaux Lange, the creator of gorgeous jewelry made from Barbie body parts, was tasked with accessorizing Barbie for Paris Fashion Week. She posted pictures of her finished work including an elegant collar made of hands. Related Barbie Jewelry by Margaux Lange Anatomical Jewelry
From the MAKE Flickr pool Mandiberg covered a bicycle in retroreflective vinyl. The above pic combines two shots of the same bike – left side taken with flash, right side without. Wow! We used Scotchlight 680 vinyl. When the bicycle is in the beam of a light (like a car’s headlight, or a camera’s flash,) […]
My friend Michelle has been hooping, and sent me this link to instructions for making your own hoops, including a collapsible version with bungee cord inside.
Here’s an oldie, the “Bikelophone System” from 1995 is a slide instrument consisting of magnetic pickups attached to the body of a bicycle so that anything connected to or effecting the bike is amplified. Objects wired up included bass strings, scrap wood, metal bowls, and a tone generator which apparently created some “cacophonic terror”. Still, […]
Plum Pudding shows us how to use an old shoebox to create a toy terrarium, full of magazine photo cutouts, twigs and rocks.
Instructables user imaseahawksfan made these LEGO valve stem caps for his motorcycle. I think they look great, and this technique is easily translated to all sorts of valve stem caps. I’m thinking they would look great on my bicycle!
