The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Paul Romein and Greg Radzimowsky have created an incredible stop action animation of their building of the Millenium Falcon in Lego. I suppose that if you go through the effort of making your own Millenium Falcon, you have to take it for a test drive, right? Have you built your own starship? Have you flown […]
Dug North has posted a two-part Mechanical toy gifts for holidays 2008 on his Automata / Automaton Blog. Mechanical toy gifts for holidays 2008, Part 1 Mechanical toy gifts for holidays 2008, Part 2
One of the great things about Maker Faire is the opportunity to meet clever people and their fascinating projects. Often you have a conversation with a person who is highly skilled in an area you have never really considered before. This was the case when I met up with Jerry Etheridge of the North Texas […]
Michelle @ CRAFT writes: Renee of The Domestic Scientist made this Space Invaders cross-stitched guitar strap for her husband… his guitar is next for modding. 8-bit game graphics make great cross-stitch pattern because they have a very similar resolution. Keep that in mind for creating unique cross-stitch patterns for your crafty friends and family!
Seattle schools were closed today (snow!), so my son decided to make a project from No Starch Press’s new book, LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT One-Kit Wonders. We really like this book – it consists of ten projects designed by the contributors to the NXT Step blog. The book is not for absolute beginners, but it’s not […]
Fortified with electronic combination lock, motion-sensing alarm and motorized lock/door mechanisms – this LEGO safe will keep that marble collection nice and secure (well relatively, anyway). Nice piece of work from mostly LEGO NXT parts! Check out the video to see it in action – LEGO safe
Today’s Cool Tool mailing reminded me about one of my favorite year-end publications: the Uncle Mark 2009 Gift Guide and Almanac. Put out yearly (this year and last, anyway) by Mark Hurst, who runs the Gel Conference, this guide is tremendously unglamourous (in a great way). It’s laid out (and spelled out) in a rather […]
