How-To: Reusable Bowl Covers
Add this to your list of must-try projects for cutting down on waste in your home. Carrie McBride of re-nest shares how to make handy reusable bowl covers to take the place of saran wrap in the kitchen.
Month: February 2010
Hello, gorgeous! “Spectacular” views from ISS Cupola
Image courtesy of NASA Last night’s third and final spacewalk for the STS-130 crew resulted in the opening of the Cupola’s seven shutters, revealing what Station commander, Jeff Williams, called “spectacular” views of the earth below. The seven-window Cupola offers 360 degree views of Earth as well as the outside of the station, giving crew […]
Lost Knowledge: Sign painting
The Lost Knowledge column explores the possible technology of the future in the forgotten ideas of the past (and those just slightly off to the side). Every other Wednesday, we look at retro-tech, “lost” technology, and the make-do, improvised “street tech” of village artisans and tradespeople from around the globe. “Lost Knowledge” was also the […]
Letters From the Fab Academy, Part 3
In this series, “Letters from the Fab Academy,” Shawn Wallace, member of AS220, the Providence, RI community arts space, shares his experiences with the Fab Academy, a distributed learning collaborative, built on the infrastructure of the Fab Lab network. — Gareth Mold making and casting By Shawn Wallace Noah Bedford from the Providence Fab Lab […]
Liquid-cooled engines for R/C models
Our buddy Fra Fondi, of Hobby Media/Xtreme RC Cars, was at the Nuremberg Toy Fair last week. He sent us email with some of the things he was most excited about, including this Grossi 2-stroke, 3.5cc R/C car engine that’s water-cooled! Looks amazing. Grossi’s 1/8 Rally Buggy Racer, using this new engine, will be available […]
My Time as a Martha Stewart Audience Member
There are several things I’m a big fan of in life: crafting, Michigan, glitter, Joseph-Gordon Levitt, vegetables and Martha Stewart (odd list, I know). It should come as no surprise that when asked if I’d like to attend a Martha Stewart taping, I jumped at the chance.
Circuit Skills: Circuit Board Etching, sponsored by Jameco
I very much enjoy making my own circuit boards. It’s a satisfying process that ties together my love of electronics with materials I used back in my art school days. It’s also the most accurate way to build a circuit short of sending away to a PCB manufacturer, and it’s much more fun. Subscribe to […]