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Japan’s “painful cars” (and bikes and motorcycles)
Cool Hunting points us to a piece on Seneca Blog about the stickered, painted, and tricked-out anime and games cars shown at the latest twice-annual Comiket convention in Japan. Cool Hunting writes: Typical decor include stickers of popular anime “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” and erotic PC game “Fate/Stay Night.” But it’s not just the […]
Hammer Time
Making the antiques of the future at Black Dog Forge.
Sprocket and Innertube Belt
Make this sprocket and inntertube belt from recycled bike parts with this Instructables tutorial by reno_dakota. Link.
Yo-Yo modifying contest
Doc writes – The World Yo-Yo Contest gets bigger and better every year. The event is split into several different categories, but one of my favorite divisions the World Mod Contest. In this division, competitors do their best to create the most unique entries either from scratch or from existing yo-yo tech. Check out S.Kon’s […]
Scrap’s Iron Artist 5 in Portland this Saturday, August 25
If you’re in the Portland, OR area this Saturday don’t miss the big event, Scrap’s Iron Artist 5 is happening in lot on the corner of North Vancouver and Failing. From the site: Often described as Iron Chef meets Junkyard Wars, Iron Artist is a sculpture competition in which ten teams of artists receive exactly […]
Neodymics Cyclemotor electric bike conversion kit
Jeff writes – Neodymics Cyclemotor is a self contained powered wheel designed to instantly replace the front wheel of any standard bicycle. Prototype is powered at 72 volts by four unmodified Dewalt nanophosphate packs using a reverse engineered drill speed control and optical relays. Neodymics Cyclemotor electric bike conversion kit – Link.