The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Benjamin Heckendorn shows you how to turn old arcade games into consoles to plug in to your TV, he writes – “In this How-To we’re going to describe the method by which you can take old arcade motherboards, easily attainable on eBay, and “consolize” them for use with a standard TV and controllers. Many people […]
If you’re in LA on 12/02 pop by and visit! – “Please join us Saturday Dec 2nd at 5:30pm for a very special meeting of Dorkbot SoCal to launch the new issue of MAKE magazine. Simon Penny (Director of UCI’s Arts Computation Engineering program) will speak on integrating interaction design, space design, structure design, mechanical […]
The Rock & Shop Market. The next event is Saturday December 2nd from 1-5pm in Downtown Raleigh, NC. Since 2004, The Rock & Shop Market has been combining emerging designers and live music into a hip, urban market in Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The event showcases designer goods from local & national artists as well […]
If you like the sound of freshly crafted, one-of-a-kind goods in your hands this holiday, you’ll have to get down to the winter installment of DEPART-Ment, a collective of local artisans who gather together four times a year to bring you their best and brightest wares. You’ll find knowlegable folks at DEPART-Ment, who are none […]
Julian writes – “Flickr Photos of a completed “No Weld” recumbent. I always wanted a recumbent but didn’t want to pay the money. I built this “No Weld Recumbent” from bits found via the local FreeCycle mailing list and the local dumps and recycling centres. It’s taken about 4 weeks of weekends.” – Link. Related: […]
Ignite is going to be a great night of makers, geeks, scientists, and innovators hanging out at the Capitol Hill Arts Center in Seattle. The fun will start at 6:30 with a Make: Magazine sponsored bridge building competition. Using popsicle sticks and hot glue, each team will have 30 minutes to make a bridge. Then […]
Wrap your presents with furoshiki cloth.
