The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
From the MAKE Flickr pool Macetech built this dazzling RGB coffee table – IKEA Granas side table (over 2×2 feet, big enough for coffee table) with 9×9 array of 81 ShiftBrite RGB LED modules. Currently running a simple sine plasma into HSV/RGB conversion on an Arduino (Seeeduino). Wow – more than a conversation piece, I’m […]
Oliver Bishop Young has been converting dumpsters in the UK into more interesting things like a ping pong table, a marsh, and my favorite, this swimming pool. (Thanks, Matt!) More: Dumpster hot tub
[Photo from Park Tools] Mike writes in the comments: It’s good to learn how to maintain anything that you use and bicycles are one of those few things that people own that you can still do this with only $100 worth of tools. One of the best websites I’ve found for bicycle maintenance is on […]
Make this easy key holder from Jessica at How About Orange. I love the flower designs she made!
In Malawi, like in many other developing countries, the bicycle is king for transportation and cargo carrying. The bikes we saw a few years ago were primarily Chinese or Indian manufactured. They looked like the old 3 speeds once widely available in the states. On the back of nearly every one was a sturdy steel […]
Results from last weekend’s Northeast Regional competition for the MATE ROV challenge were released the other day: 1st Overall-High Tech High School, Lincroft, NJ 2nd Overall-Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Cambridge, MA These teams will compete at the international competition in June against the regional winners from across the world. Marine Advanced Technology Education Center […]
Apartment Therapy Re-Nest has three green path ideas for your home from OregonLive.com that can be done on a budget. [ via Crafting a Green World ]
