Month: May 2006

Mod Your T-shirts!

Mod Your T-shirts!

Nobody just wears a t-shirt these days. You’ve got to “mod” them. To get you started on your first t-shirt for the summer, artist Karyl Newman took a regular looking large crew neck t-shirt and created this cute halter tee. The complete step-by-step is up on Instructables. Link. Related: New craft book alert! Tease: Inspired […]

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Bricksmith – Virtual LEGOs

Bricksmith – Virtual LEGOs

Virtual LEGO building for Macs – “Bricksmith allows you to create virtual instructions for your Lego creations on your Mac. The magic is based on the LDraw library, a collection of 3D models of Lego building blocks created by enthusiasts from around the world. With Bricksmith, you never have to worry about running out of […]

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Rubik’s Cube Mario pop art wall hanging

Rubik’s Cube Mario pop art wall hanging

Gfixler writes – “This is my second Rubik’s Cube project. I’m in my Rubik’s Period right now. With the magnetic Rubik’s prototype working, I wanted to do this little craft project, most likely inspired by the works of Space Invader. I’ve often thought of ideas that would benefit from a nice box frame, so I […]

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HOW TO – Build a simple Luxeon LED bike headlight

HOW TO – Build a simple Luxeon LED bike headlight

Ian writes – “This is a simple bike light which can be contructed with a minimum of tools. It is bright enough to be useful as a headlight, is fairly robust, and cheap to construct. It’s perfect for commuting and does a surprisingly good job for mountain biking too. The whole thing, including rechargeable batteries, […]

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HOW TO – Repair modular power supplies

HOW TO – Repair modular power supplies

Prometheus writes – “…Instructions on how to break the seal on modular power supplies to fix the common problem of fatigue breaks in the cord, repair the internals, or salvage for other uses. This will violate warrantees so do this only for equipment not covered by one.” – Link.

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Homebrew picture frame

Homebrew picture frame

3D King writes – “Saw the MAKE 6 article on using a Sandisk photo album board, had a suitable lcd in the junk box, Ebayd a few years ago, and found the photo album on offer at Best buy. Built a simple wooden box which fits the frame in picture 4. The Sandisk needs 5v, […]

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