MAKE reader Jeremy may have made the lightest carbon fiber brakes for a bike, here’s how he did it – “The carbon fiber that I used is 6 K 10.9 oz/sq yd and I used 5 plies of it. After the carbon is laid down over the “mold”, I laid some nylon release peel ply […]
OK, so it was street legal in 1962, so 1.) Build a time machine. 2.) Travel back with this “street legal kart”, Modern Mechanix has all the pages up so you can make your own go kart – Link. Related: HOW TO – Make your own go kart – Link. More cart-like projects – Link.
A few Makers sent in links about building their own KITT cars from Knight Rider & here are some great dashboard recreations…. Juha writes – “The images are presented in reverse chronological order…the drawings from 2002/2004 are the most accurate – dare I say, the ultimate – reproductions of the original dashboard. Note that in […]
Maker Faire is a family-friendly weekend of tech exploration, Maker mischief, and fun at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds in the San Francisco Bay Area this April 22nd/23rd. Think of it as a newfangled science fair. Our goal is to recognize and promote the wide range of cool and clever projects that Makers develop and […]
Reminder, spring ahead, turn your clocks one hour forward in the USA – only Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas don’t observe the time change (you rebels, you). Next year, day light savings will happen 4 weeks earlier – Link. Pictured here, a binary clock. Related: Palm […]
HackRingr: Have fun while voiding your warranty! Random > Copyright WEBRingr 2006 Wow, this is a really cool service. It was a little expensive for us to join, but I think it was worth it. You see you join “WEBringr” and connect with others and share links! MAKE is a premiere partner, so join in! […]
Dan writes – “This is a pointer to a web site which shows a number of different design ideas. Use these as a starting place and come up with your own creative design. What you build will depend on what materials you have available to you.” [via] – Link.
