Check out this great site devoted to sock machines from the late 1800s (visit the museum pages for tons of machine photos) – “Welcome to Old Tyme Stockings! – celebrating the tradition of sock machine knitting, the restoration of antique sock machines and the promotion of sock machine knitting. Circular sock machines were manufactured in […]
MAKE pal Scott from Urban Spectacles of Wood sent us word of his latest eyeglass creation, beer goggles – “These specs are hand carved from two bottles of your favorite beer, or any other bottle for that matter. And they also come with a legal disclaimer, because I’m sure there is somebody out there who […]
Like Doctor Frankenstein scouring the countryside for dead bodies to put together, so you, the camera hacker will scour garage sales, thrift stores and ebay to find old cameras to rip apart and put back together in creative new ways. Watch this video to learn how to take apart two cameras to make one super […]
Download the four pages of PDF instructions to get the scoop on how to rip apart a 6×9 folding bellows camera and a holga and put them together to make a wide angle medium format camera. If you load 35mm film in it, you’ll get an image that is 35mmx85mm and the work you produce […]
If you own a CD you can rip the songs to MP3s, it’s silly that you cannot “legally” do the same with your DVD collection you own and take your movies with you on devices you own, but don’t worry there are a couple super easy one click apps that can help out– DVD to […]
We had portraits made from matches, and here’s one made from crayons by artist Joseph Barbaccia – [via] Thanks mpeg2tom! – Link & details.
You know all those crazy case mods and small PC projects we showcase on MAKE? Now we have book you can download right away and starting making projects with! Make Projects: Small Form Factor PCs by Duane Wessels, Matthew Weaver is the only book available that shows you how to build small-form-factor PCs — from […]
