Understand 1,700 Mechanical Linkages with these Helpful Animations
Check out this amazing library of 3D animated mechanical linkages and contraptions.
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Red-Hot Steel and Green Fire Make Gilly A Sight to Behold
“Does it move?” This is one of the most common questions you’ll hear if you happen to be standing near Gilly, a giant stainless steel sculpture by Orion Fredricks. The swooping curves, anatomically inspired construction, and lifelike posture make it feel as though Gilly is about to turn and look in your direction at any […]
Sofa Hack: Wooden Armrest Table with Built-In Cup Holder
Protect your drink and upholstery with a DIY wooden armrest table with a built-in cup holder!
New Zealander Builds Working Helicopter from Scratch
Engineer and rotorcraft enthusiast Cameron Carter finally realized his dream of building and flying his own helicopter. This dedicated New Zealander has spent 12 years engineering this complicated personal flying machine. He sought a project that involved solving all the problems that the pioneers of aviation had to solve. One of his biggest motivations was […]
Arduino-Controlled Coffee Oven Wins GE Hackathon
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending a home appliance hackathon at GE’s FirstBuild facility in Louisville, Kentucky. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably wondering how anyone really could go about “hacking” an appliance. I was pleasantly surprised, and I think you will be too. Lets start with the facility. This facility […]
This Tiny Home Is a Grown-Up Treehouse
Most people would put treehouses in the realm of “childhood dream projects,” but Geoff De Ruiter might change a few adult minds. Geoff’s beautiful scratch-built treehouse is more like a tiny tree-home, complete with living room, kitchen, bathroom, and two sleeping areas. Geoff also built most of the furniture inside the treehouse, and used some clever […]
Geek Chic: DIY Abacus Bracelet
Embrace your inner math nerd with this delightfully geek chic DIY abacus bracelet project! When it comes to impressive DIY wrist-wear, this abacus bracelet certainly brings together form and function beautifully. Plus, it looks really, really fantastic! Want to go retro with your calculator watch? No, not the 1980s. How about two millennia before that? […]