There are only a couple days left till the deadline of Feb 5th to sign up for the leftover craft item swap at Swap-Bot. Here’s your chance to get rid of things in your craft drawer that you have given up on. The best part? You get matched up in the computer program with someone else (maybe even me!) and you’ll be sure to get some nice “new to you” crafty goodies. Link.
About 3 years ago, I pitched a pair of shoes I made to a “big” shoe company – it used a POV device to spell words as you walk. I think it was a little too out there for the shoe company, but if you ever want to make your own, Dan on Instructables has a great how-to: “The Dance Messenger – Fun persistence of vision toy. Attach it to your shoe and write messages or patterns while you walk, run or dance!” Link.
This is a handy little maker-friendly list of construction tips from Eric – “Everybody has their own way of doing things. Here are a few of my favorite construction methods. Choosing Solder, Using Altoids Tins, Manhattan-Style Islands, Manhattan-Style with IC’s, PCB Enclosures, Kynar Wirewrap Wire.” Link.
This is a handy little maker-friendly list of construction tips from Eric – “Everybody has their own way of doing things. Here are a few of my favorite construction methods. Choosing Solder, Using Altoids Tins, Manhattan-Style Islands, Manhattan-Style with IC’s, PCB Enclosures, Kynar Wirewrap Wire.” Link.
Drew writes in with some great mp3s from the cigar box guitar in MAKE volume 04 – “Anchorbutt contributor and blues dilettante, Ryan Leaf, took a respite from his usual duties with the Andy Johnson Explosion to build a cigar box guitar and regale us with a couple of tracks.” Link.
Intel researcher Eric Paulos makes things that give their owners a new way of understanding their daily lives.
