The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Laurens Valk shares how to make a Lego Segway using a standard NXT set plus a HiTechnic gyro sensor. One of the most notable features of the robot is that it packs NXT-G, the unadmired “default” programming language driving the NXT microcontroller brick. Up until now, all Lego Segways used one of the high-octane alternatives […]
Want to help bees in your area? Sarah Peebles writes in: Create you own “bee house” for wild, solitary-nesting bees. Solitary Dream Homes showcases local bee houses, sculptures and other structures which re-imagine the “mason bee box” as a compelling, inventive and functional nesting space for all local species of wild, tunnel-nesting (solitary) bees, however […]
Take control of your condiments! Love ketchup, but hate high fructose corn syrup and too much sodium? Maker your own! Instructables’ Sarah James shares her ketchup recipe.
I’m sure we’ve all thought, hey, wouldn’t it be cool to have a screen overhead while we laid down on a couch or bed. YouTube user dim3m thought so, too, and went on to build an iPad wall mount stand using a VESA TV mount, some acrylic, clipboard clips, some PVC tubing, and a set of cheap speakers for about $40.
Italian design studio Carnovsky unveiled this concept wallpaper, overprinted with differently-colored complimentary patterns that can be selectively displayed by shining red, green, or blue light on the surface. I think they should add a special super-secret UV-reactive layer, too. [Thanks, Billy Baque!]
By way of Paul Overton and DudeCraft comes this oldie but goodie, a simple but natty cycling cap you can sew yourself. Panda Face’s Cycling Cap
The RUB Chopper, made by Orange County Chopper, for RUB in NYC. We hope our readers in the States are having a wonderful day with family and friends, celebrating Memorial Day (and thinking about all of those who’ve come before us and made our lives possible through their sacrifices). If you’re doing some chillin’ and […]
