T-Shirt Hobo Tote Bag Tutorial
Take an old t-shirt and made this hobo-style tote bag by pfeffermint_ish on Craftster. I love the roomy interior and pocket. A stylish way to get rid of your old T-shirts! Link.
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!
Space fans save Apollo dish
A bunch of HAM radio folks bought and restored the 1968 Apollo com dish – A chance reading of a “for sale” advertisement in a weekly newspaper has launched a group of 30 space history buffs on a mission to save the 30-meter Jamesburg AT&T/Comsat satellite dish about an hour from Monterey, Calif. The dish […]
MAKE Fire Truck – Help Us Mod It, Hack It and Name It!
MAKE now has a 1981 Mercedes Benz 508D Diesel Doka fire truck! It has 47,274 kilometers, a heavy duty military/commercial grade 6-cylinder diesel with a 5-speed manual transmission. It has two bucket seats up front, 7 seats in the back seating area, tons of storage racks and bins, and the roof is covered in diamond […]
Wendy Tremayne and Mikey Sklar: Green pioneers (video)
Jay writes – Wendy Tremayne, best known for founding Swap-O-Rama-Rama, and Mikey Sklar, who is geek famous for self implanting an RFID chip into his hand, are also green pioneers. Leaving New York City to settle in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, these two decided to invest their retirement funds into creating Green Acre. Their […]
Maker Faire: Tom Zimmerman and his DIY video microscope for backyard biology
Rotifers are strange little animals that live in pond water. A type of planknton, they munch on algae, clone themselves, and only give birth to females unless they’re stressed. Rotifers make great pets, but you need a powerful microscope to look at them. At the upcoming Maker Faire, Tom Zimmerman will show how to hack […]
Making the human powered vehicle
Trebuchet03 sent in the latest installment on the UCF HPV (human powered vehicle) fairing project – with more time lapse! Link. Previous: Large Scale Mold Making – Making the Negative “Tool” – Link.
Wind & solar power outdoor lighting system
Remember that wind powered street lamp? MAKE reader Lobsterface notes that Panasonic and Matsushita have a similar wind powered lamp, but they use solar and a savonius wind turbine instead a cute propeller – Link. Related: 1000 watt wind turbine – Link. GPS enabled wind chimes – Link. Wind Turbine – wind power for cheap […]