Seattle Power Tool Drag Race & Derby this Saturday
From the MAKE flickr pool, Seattle’s Hazzard Factory is sponsoring a Power Tool Drag Race & Derby this Saturday, July 22 from 3pm to 9pm. 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!
Bicycle dual inner tube system
Chr1s writes “[Here’s] how to fit a dual tube system to a bicycle wheel that will enable you to deal with a puncture without having to remove the the wheel or need any tools other than a pump until you get home. When you get a puncture the second inner tube is sitting right there […]
Biomedical Image awards 2006 gallery
Biomedical Image awards 2006 gallery is up with an amazing collection of the microscopic, who knew bread mold could look so good! – “The fruiting body of bread mould. As the mould grows, it propagates itself by forming spores that are released into the environment and grow into new mould colonies. Colour-enhanced scanning electron micrograph […]
Conduit bike trailer
Prank writes “Build a nice bike trailer out of a piece of electrical conduit and some old bike bits” – Link.
Battery-powered plane
This plane is powered by 160 “Oxyride” AA batteries, I didn’t realize this was a first but its seems to be – “The world’s first one-seater dry-battery powered aircraft soars in the air, while students of the Tokyo Institute of Technology follow it, at the Honda Aiport in Okegawa city, Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo.” […]
Use car power to grind meat
Use your car to grind meats, Modern Mechanix 1932 – Link.
Mag-Lite bike lamp
Werkzeuger writes – “Modify a AA mini-maglite to be a long-lasting, low-key CHEAP bike light. Features LEDs for long battery life and handlebar-mounted remote controls. You can even continue using the flashlight off the bike. Perfect for urban nocturnal stealth rides.” – Link.
