How-To: Outdoor Ice Bunting
In cold climates, I can’t imagine anything more beautiful than this glistening colorful ice bunting hanging on a porch. See how to make your own over on Two Chicks And a Hen. [via Ohdeedoh]
Year: 2011
CNC weaving attachment
Its a project page for a 4-day blitz project I did last week to start the new year off right – it looked at programming a 3-axis CNC gantry mill to do some simple wrapping/weaving tasks. Since I won’t be able to work on the project for quite some time I’ve made all the source […]
Sonya Philip’s Ordinary Objects With Knitting
Last fall, Sonya Philips knitted on a subway ticket and decided to see what other ordinary objects she could work knitting in to. From milk cartons to fast food containers and even tin foil, she’s worked her delicate stitches into all kinds of objects, some of which are submitted by readers. [via Borrowed, Bought, Stolen]
Safe-cracking robot “brute-forces” high end lock combinations
Although the authors seem to be a bit vague about the important detail how long did it take, the robot they built to autodial the combination lock is interesting and fun to watch. [via Hack a Day]
Pencil-balancing robot
For all your pencil balancing needs! This video shows a robot balancing a standard pencil based only on visual input from two “dynamic vision sensors”. These sensors do not rely on a constant background, as shown when rotating the platform during operation. [Thanks, Haroon]
DIY smartphone tripod adaptor
Check out this nifty DIY smartphone tripod adaptor from instructables user spiderham. It looks like the glif’s big brother, but instead of fancy rubberized plastic, it’s made from scraps laying around the house.
Soft circuit voodoo doll
Catarina Mota and Raphael Abrams came up with this super cute soft circuit voodoo doll for a class at NYC Resistor.
