The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Our pal Mark at 3pointD is getting his virtual avatar from Second Life “3D printed”… – “Walker was produced by the Fabjectory 3D printing service of Second Life resident Hal9k Andalso (aka Mike Buckbee). I’m eager to see what Walker is like in real life, having occupied him virtually for almost two years now. (Is […]
Jared writes – “I have wanted to do this project for a few years now. While it’s was a relatively quick build, the time from the photo shoot to publish has been an extremely long and rocky road. Regardless in the end we have produced the first ionic cooling system for your high end gaming […]
James from Retroblast writes – “I just wanted to let you know about a contest we are running this month asking readers to produce Video Game and Pinball Motivational Posters. We have had an awesome response so far and want to keep the momentum up by letting as many gamers know about the contest as […]
Pekar posted up another steam bike to add to our collection, anyone know more about this? – “Found picture of a homemade steam bicycle. I don’t have an origin. This might be at a “steam days” type rally. “ – Link. Related: Steam powered bicycles – Link.
Here’s a fun project if you have one of those old NES robots, control’em with your PC! Thanks n0x! – Link. There are a few instant message toys/bots that plug in to USB, but you could make your own and have the NES bot move around when you get a new message, email, etc… Related: […]
There is something in the air, and it’s steam… A few Makers sent in some steam powered bicycles, here’s a round up… know of others? Post in the comments. The Roper Steam motorcycle “Bob Jorgensen of Memphis took “Motocycles 1899″ and immediately fabricated the engine that Sylvester H Roper used on his steam motorcycle. The […]
Atomic Zombie has a great step by step on making your own chopper bike, KoolKat writes – “Kids’ bikes with 20-inch wheels are abundant at the dump and yard sales, especially the cheap steel frame units. These bikes not only take a beating, but they are outgrown in a year or two, so you will […]
