Our friend and author Tim Anderson on NPR…. “Do-It-Yourself Guru Makes Treasures From Trash”… In the world of do-it-yourselfers, Tim Anderson is a rock star. His 1983 Datsun pickup truck runs on bio-diesel, and he’s not above Dumpster diving. His only income-producing gig at the moment is writing a column for Make magazine about forgotten […]
This mushroom bunny template by Scherenschnitte is so adorable. It would be cute paper cutout to frame for a nursery or kids room. [ via CasaSugar ]
So you couldn’t get a visa to Ghana, misplaced your tickets to Accra, didn’t have an up-to-date yellow fever shot or for some other reason couldn’t make it to Maker Faire Africa…Well lose that sad face, the feed is just beginning. It always seems that during amazing events like Maker Faire, the online coverage doesn’t […]
Dan says: These folks dragged their bikes from all over Europe and many overseas even. The detailing is pro level and goes well beyond just the frames – there were a lot of hand made pedals, shifters, rims, brakes. There was a week of chopper bike events with up to 30 mile (!) rides but […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Plywood chess set Pedal-powered apple grinder Toy piano as art Tiny kalimba wearable DIY wrist brace looks funny, works great in a pinch
Anna at Cookie Madness shares her recipe for making dark chocolate Toblerone cookies. Anna writes: Toblerone is not for everybody, but I like it lot. Maybe because I’m part Swiss. The milk chocolate Toberlone bars are kind of sweet, but the dark chocolate ones worked perfectly and gave the cookies that little bit of chew […]
Instructables user BrianH replaced the nickel-cadmium (NiCd) factory cells in his cordless drill with nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) cells. He reports much longer useful lifetime for the drill between charges after the upgrade.
