Polystyrene Coffee Cup Vases
Using some rubber bands and a slow cooker, Instructables user makendo shows you how to sculpt a styrofoam cup into a miniature vase.
Month: December 2010
3D-printed, snap-together polygon
Thingiverse user mrule created this polygon with two kinds of 3D-printable vertices that snap together. For instance, ten each of the two parts can form an icosahedron.
Dressing Up Loom-Knitted Hats
Loom knitting is fun and knitting a hat with a loom is easy and fast. I love how radmegan from In Words and Pictures shows you how to make them whimsical by dressing up loom-knitted hats with long braids, cat ears, and fun fabrics.
Winner of Windows Phone 7
A big cogratulations to Alicia from Dover, NH for winning the Windows Phone 7 in our recent giveaway! Thanks to everyone who entered.
Stick Weaving
Linda of Natural Suburbia (South Africa) has posted a great step-by-step tutorial for weaving using a ‘Y’ shaped stick as the frame. This seems like a fun activity to do with kids! More: God’s Eye Necklaces
DIY thermal imaging for under $200
I love the detailed build log for a el-cheapo thermal imaging project. One of the first things we heard when we started talking to firefighters about the potential for a heads-up display was “give us more and cheaper access to thermal imaging.” Being the tinkerers that we are, we thought we’d try to cobble something […]
Prosthetics with style
Prosthetics with style… Bespoke Innovations is a San-Francisco-based firm founded by industrial designer Scott Summit and orthopedic surgeon/engineer Dr. Kenneth Trauner. Bespoke is using rapid prototyping to make a product with surprisingly little competition in the marketplace: Personalized prosthetics that not only work well, but look freaking cool.