From Two Chairs to a Bench Built for Two
Craftster Sharon.S collected some furniture curbside, deconstructed two found chairs, added a headboard and wound up creating this amazing looking bench.
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!
New Santa Monica Pier ferris wheel sports LED illumination
The new ferris wheel on LA’s Santa Monica Pier is powered by solar panels and includes 160,000 LEDs on its surface that illuminate at night when the wheel is in action. The original wheel from 1996 was the world’s first solar powered ferris wheel, although the new wheel is also expected to generate 71,000 kilowatt […]
Solar lawn mower
This Instructable shows you how to turn a (battery-powered) electric mower into a solar-powered electric mower. Solar lawn mower
Long Now – Mechanicrawl
On July 12th, the Long Now Foundation is presenting the Mechanicrawl event. Mechanicrawl is a progressive tour through the mechanical wonders of San Francisco’s North Shore! You’ll be able to map your own route to see the SS Jeremiah O’Brien with it’s giant steam engine running, the most complex mechanical computer ever built, The Torpedo […]
Rail Runner – make a cart that runs on train tracks
Here’s an interest site that sells rail runner & rail runner parts for pedaling around on train tracks… via NOTCOT. It’s a family affair, take the whole family out, or use it for inspecting and repairing your railroad. It’s recumbent, peddles much easier then a regular street bike, comfortable big seats with high backs, 6 […]
HOW TO – iPod speakers in your scooter
Instructables user avik writes: I got my first Vespa about a year ago and have loved tooling around New York on it. From day one though I wanted to be able to listen to my iPod as I zip around but the idea of riding with headphones on in all that trafiic seems crazy. When […]
Make your own automotive body panels
This is a nice set of photographs from a Lithuanian artist who made all his own interior and exterior panels from polyurethane foam. Yep, the foam is sanded and primed, no fiberglass on this car. I wonder if the DOT would approve? Make your own automotive body panels