Repair is the new recycling
The Platform 21 manifesto: Platform 21
Science
DIY science is the perfect way to use your creative skills and learn something new. With the right supplies, some determination, and a curious mind, you can create amazing experiments that open up a whole world of possibilities. At home-made laboratories or tech workshops, makers from all backgrounds can explore new ideas by finding ways to study their environment in novel ways – allowing them to make breathtaking discoveries!
Un-Yellow Old Plastics – Retr0brite!
Have you noticed how old plastics yellow in the sun? Well, now there is an easy way to restore the original color! Retr0brite is an easy-to-make open-sourced gel that un-yellows the flame retardants found in ABS plastic. It started as a chance discovery that hydrogen peroxide partially helped banish the yellow… but then it was […]
In the Maker Shed: The Ballistic Bundle
Announcing our new bundles available exclusively in the Maker Shed. William “Bill” Gurstelle is an award-winning writer, licensed engineer, bestselling author and professional speaker (not to mention MAKE Magazine contributing editor and producer on Make: television). We like the guy, we like the way he thinks. We think you’ll like him too, which is why […]
“This is why I do it”
Jake von Slatt, of Steampunk Workshop, says: Got an email this morning that made my frikk’n day: Jake, If you’re the gentleman that posted an article regarding removal and repair of a charcoal canister and stuff – thank you. The article inspired me to keep trying to do my own repair here in Southern CA. […]
How-To: Refashion a Crochet Tunic into Shopping Tote
On Teen Vogue, fashion designer rogan gregory shows how-to recycle a crocheted tunic into an eco-chic shopping tote.
Trash Into Treasure contest
Here’s a really interesting-looking remake art contest announcement we received, with decent prizes, even. To show how discarded items can be redesigned into works of art as well as functional everyday items. Prizes First Place รขโฌยข $2,000 Cash Award รขโฌยข Future exhibition opportunity in a highly visible San Francisco venue or museum รขโฌยข Featured in […]
Building a “ball mill” from junk
Spatula Tzar, who brought us the controversial fly plane, offers a number of other interested projects, including this ball mill (a device used to crush metals and chemicals into a fine powder), made from mainly junk lying around the lab. Ball Mill
