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In this video, Kristin White from TalkTech interviews Bryan Pate, co-founder of PT Motion Works about his elliptiGO glide bike, which is powered by an elliptical training motion. If you missed the elliptiGO at Maker Faire this May, this video is a good introduction. As a former ironman competitor, Bryan explains why this bike is […]
I’m not always all about the NXT, there are just several cool contests going right now, this one from LEGO: NXT NXT…? Are you seeing double? Yes! We are presenting a doubly fun building challenge where you create a robot that uses 2 NXT bricks! We are also giving you double the amount of time […]
Autumn at Crafting a Green World shows you how to use a paper grocery bag and recycle it into an eco-friendly brown paper seed packet business card.
Jen at PieKnits posted some instructions for reupholstery using her handy heavy duty staple gun. She bought a new settee with so so fabric and made it look completely different. From the pages of CRAFT: 07: “101: Upholstery,” by Ashley Jameson Eriksmoen, pgs 132-137. Preview the article now in the Digital Edition. Subscribe to CRAFT […]
Check out this pattern for making your own papercraft steak dinner. Now that’s my kind of beef! Via BoingBoing. Related: Plushie LED glowing irradiated steaks on MAKE Meat Earrings
This was originally used for a hang glider, but I am sure it would work in other situations. Why not use it on a down-tube of a bicycle, or attached a DIY dolly? The design requirements are pretty basic. The mounts needs to be light weight and robust to withstand my less than perfect landings […]
Apartment Therapy posts about this schmancy-looking chandelier by Studio Veríssimo that is made from…wait for it…plastic coffee spoons! From the designer’s site: This is a lamp made from plastic spoons used in the coffee which are going to the garbage daily by the thousands because they are only used once.The objective was with this waste […]
