We’ve mentioned this kit before, but here’s more about it, a simple “snap together” kit for kids… – “Snap Circuits electronic educational toys make learning electronics easy and fun! Just follow the colorful pictures in the included manual and build exciting projects, including FM and AM radios, digital voice recorders, burglar alarms, doorbells, and much […]
I think this is one of the most interesting uses of Comic Life (comic book creation software)… Josh Administrative Director of Locksport International writes – “Locksport International is proud to provide a simple, visual guide to lock picking. It is our hope that beginners will find this useful in learning the basic skills of picking […]
Volume 8 of MAKE features pinball machine restoration in its Toys and Games section. In this Maker File, we visit the Lucky Ju Ju Pinball Arcadium in Alameda, California. Michael Schiess is the proprietor of Lucky Ju Ju, and a group of us went there to check out the place and take some photograph of […]
Artist Halli Civelek made this fun paper robot-like toy, he’s given us permission to post the PDF, so you can make your own too! [via] – Link. Click here to download the PDF, or get this PDF and many others including our audio and video via iTunes (RSS 2.0 feed).
Exergia has a ton of great kits… – “Sophisticated demonstration models of alternative energy technologies for universities, schools and interested individuals: Stirling Engines and steam engines, fuel cells, photovoltaic objects, toys and more! Discover extraordinary ideas in energy related devices: Educational devices inspired by old and new concepts to demonstrate the physical principles of conventional […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member iZoo posted up this photo & video of the Gakken Steam Engine car kit, look at it go! – Link & I spotted one on eBay for $54.00 USD. Related: Gakken cup phonograph and vacuum tube radio kits… – Link. Kits @ MAKE – Link. All things steam powered – […]
In this episode of weekend projects, you will learn how to bring a rain of apples and pumpkins upon the earth. For the Johnny, an apple shooter, I used a bbq igniter to ignite the fuel. After doing some research, I’ve found that my muzzles are too short. The volume of the muzzles should be […]
