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Asyn writes: I hate flowers. They’re expensive and they just die in a few days. That’s why this past Valentine’s Day I opted not to go with traditional flowers, rather I maniverated some LED flowers that not only look good, but last forever! They are easy to make and score big points with the woman […]
Arwen writes – I heard a great piece on Explosives Camp on NPR – It’s loosely affiliated with the University of Missouri–Paul Worsey, a mine engineering professor, started it to basically give teenagers an outlet for their desire to blow stuff up as well as get them interested in the profession of mine engineering, which […]
We’ll be doing a Maker Saturday program at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, beginning this Saturday at 1pm, June 30 for six weeks ending, August 4th. You can come and watch the live half-hour program in person or watch the webcast, which will be available on the Exploratorium’s website. Each Saturday, Dale Dougherty of MAKE […]
Here’s a fun project to make from old socks! Make these cool looking Star Wars Hammerhead Sock dolls! Thanks Bonnie! Link.
We’ll be doing a Maker Saturday program, starting at 1pm at the Exploratorium, beginning this Saturday, June 30 for six weeks ending, August 4. You can come and watch the live half-hour program in person or watch the webcast, which will be available on the Exploratorium’s website. Each Saturday, Dale Dougherty of Make and Craft […]
Karen sent in the latest (and new) GadgetFreakUK – Special effects designer Clive Mitchell’s electric match controller is intended for producing small-scale special effects like a confetti rainstorm. An electric match is a common device for firing pyrotechnics on stage – it works by passing a current through a thin nichrome wire, which in turn […]
Here’s an excellent walk through about how a pinball machine is made! – The following is an unabridged version of a short presentation that Pat Lawlor Design did at Pinball Expo 2001, showing the history of the MONOPOLY Pinball project from start to end. MONOPOLY Pinball was a special project in a lot of ways, […]
