If you’re a maker just starting out your journey in sustainability, it can be overwhelming to figure out how to get started. From understanding the types of materials to utilize, learning what steps will help reduce waste and emissions, and finding inspiring new ways to explore creativity that don’t have a negative environmental impact. The good news is there are plenty of resources available for DIYers looking for ways to make their projects more sustainable – from simple switches you can make today, big-picture ideas for longterm change, or exciting new ways makers are helping push sustainability into the future. In these blog posts we’ll look at tips tricks and ideas specifically tailored towards diyers and makers on the road to creating projects with greater eco consciousness so that not only will you create something beautiful but also respect its impact on our planet!
Simon writes – “While in Wellington recently we went to their museum and saw this incredibly Aussie piece of art. The car is Australian and although the invention of the corrugated iron came from the poms, much of Australia’s iconic outback scenery has either something fabricated from, or covered in the stuff. But kudos to […]
DL writes – “Bettie is a Bike Hugger project to build a sport-utility bike with a Karate Monkey 29-incher frame, Stokemonkey, and an Xtracycle. Bettie has an enormous carrying capacity, it’s heavy duty — 2 adults or an adult and 2 kids at a time — and is fun (really, really fun).” – Link. Related: […]
A 50cc honda scooter all chopped up. It’s name is “Thunder Flash.” If we go back to my inspiration, to the chopped scooterss that they build in UK; well, apparently most of them are based on Lambrettas, so they have a single piece chassis, but problem with the honda is that the chasis starts as […]
DIY street legal luge + awesome helmet = RAD Back in the late seventies, I was a skateboarder. I would find the biggest hill I could and bomb down that thing as fast as I could. I didn’t do tricks or flips. I was a gravity junky. 10 years and some common sense later, I […]
I want a tractor that goes 60 mph like this one! Winning pulling contests, drawing wagons, skidding logs, raking hay, pushing a snowplow: You name it and Bill Whitaker’s do-it-yourself tractor does it. And the machine only cost $200 to build. And I’m wondering if that gives you any ideas? – Link Something from the […]
This site documents the efforts of Andreas Petzolt who is designing and building a turbine-powered personal flying suit. Thanks to Richard Harding for sending this in! Link.
Burning Man has started many on their trek to the desert and what better way to get around the dry desert than in a cupcake or muffin car. These babies look good enough to eat and are electric modes of transport to boot, using 24 volts provided by two deep cycle batteries to power an […]
