More soap box derby action – “A lot has changed since the first Soap Box Derby in 1934. More girls are racing, wind-tunnel technology and computer modeling are the norm, and the cars are made mainly of plastic from easy-to-build kits…Over the last decade, Soap Box Derby racing has come barreling back thanks to a blend of tenacity, adaptation, renewed interest from national sponsors – including Nascar – and a yearning for nostalgia.” [via] Link.
Here’s a great (and simple) instructable on protecting the LCD on any type of device that needs it – like an iPod, digital camera, etc. Using clear tape as a cheap and disposable screen protector, you can save some coin and your screen. Link.
Latest episode of Hak.5! “In this episode of Hak.5 Wess builds a mini arcade cabinet for under $100, Harrison attacks SSL with Whoppix, Darren defends himself by setting up a VPN server on XP, and Jon Harrison’s take on buffer overflows with beer.” Thanks Kim! Link.
Handy DIY project before you make digital versions of those vinyl’s…“Build your own high quality, easy to use record cleaner. This design can be built for less than $50 and will remove at least as much grunge as the expensive VPI record cleaners. The original concept was developed by Jay Amble.” [via] Link.
Here’s a Flickr photo set of a working raft made out of 120 2 liter soda bottles. The bottles are held together with duct tape and strapped to some wood. Thanks Bentheo! Link.
Here’s a good “instructable” on restoring an old coffee grinder. Like the Maker in the how to, I don’t like the electric ones, mostly because they seem to never work well, break, or somehow get lost every year. Next time I spot an old one at a yard sale, I’m going to restore it. Link.
Carl made a DIY Oriental Lantern from a “piece of junk shoe-rack” from a megastore, he writes – “I decided to turn them into an oriental lantern. It was really pretty easy and essentially free (minus the cost of screws, tracing paper, and glue, all of which I already had). Also I have a bunch of slightly warped dowel-type sticks left over.” Link.
