Gorgeous 1940s Lathe Restoration
Practical Machinist forum member macona restores a Monarch 10EE lathe. Hack-a-Day has the story, nicely summarized, indexed, and linked.
Month: June 2012
How-To: Relaxing Lavender Eye Pillow
Take a break and melt away stress with this relaxing lavender eye pillow from Calli at Make it Do. Lavender-filled eye pillows are a natural way to unwind after a busy day, and they’d make a lovely gift for your favorite overachiever! More: HOW TO – Meyer Lemon & Lavender Shortbread @Craftzine.com blog Homemade Body […]
DIY Flower Lights
Light up your life a little, or at least your backyard or porch, with these cute flower light covers made out of cupcake papers by Oh Happy Day.
Arduino-Controlled Robotic Arm Packs DIY Servo
Easton LaChappelle, 16, of Mancos, CO, created his own servo by adding a potentiometer to a DC motor, and won a 2nd-place ribbon at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. [Via Hacked Gadgets]
New in the Maker Shed: IOIO for Android
We’ve had Making Android Accessories with IOIO in the Maker Shed for a while now and now we have the IOIO for Android to accompany it. Check out this amazing little device!
Maker Faire — A Poem
A poem about Maker Faire, by 11-year-old Djuna Barricklow.
The Gloves of Sanquhar
Aritst Sally Hogarth will be exhibiting a charming new video at an annual arts and crafts festival in Scotland called Spring Fling. Visitors will be able to watch the video, which is about the traditional knitted gloves from a small Scottish mining town called Sanquhar, by scanning knitted QR codes which will link them to […]