The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
This bicycle makes me question the laws of gravity and balance in general. It also make we think that the guy riding this probably fell in a dismal crash right after this picture was taken. Still, it’s a pretty amazing feat of engineering to even get this bike up and running in the first place. […]
Lonny Grafman writes in about a tutorial on making your own bike trailer. The folks at the Appropedia wiki write: It’s a lot of fun hauling cargo around on a bike. A bike trailer can make a bicycle more practical for transporting groceries, laundry, friends, etc. This is one of the least-expensive bike trailer designs […]
This is no ordinary ski bike. Nope, this one has full suspension to help smooth out those bumpy rides. Don’t forget, winter is almost over so you better start this project real soon or you might miss out on riding the local hills yelling, “I want my 2 Dollars!” – Link Related: HOW TO – […]
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 there were a few magnet-blocks, but I liked Magformers the most. There are strong magnets on each side of the shapes, they magnets can move freely inside their container so you can make 3-D structures by arranging them on a flat surface and then “lifting” them up to form a […]
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 I spotted these amazing models you build from matchsticks, well – similar sized wood stick that is called microbeams. I did some research online and here’s how they got started: My name is Roland Quinton. I am the (INNOVATOR) creator of MATCHITECTURE I am pleased to answer the numerous e-mails […]
I met up with Dan Paluska (the other maker is Jeff Lieberman) – they have created the “ABSOLUT QUARTET”, an “automated multi-instrumental orchestral machine, a large-scale electromechanical sculpture consisting of three instruments and thousands of parts, working together to create one piece of music. The main timbre is a marimba played by balls shot from […]
From Hackszine: Ryan Culy designed a single-handed, combination Wiimote and Nunchuck (motechuck?), making Nunchuck-enabled Wii games accessible to a friend who is missing a hand. It’s a solid concept and a nice looking custom acrylic execution. Benheck named this one his Hack Pick of the Wii-k: The basic idea is that you strap the nunchuck […]
