Scratch-Built Colonial Viper Model Rockets
Hobby rockets couple scratch-built a fleet of Colonial Vipers from Battlestar Galactica.
Month: August 2009
Alex Queral’s carved phone book art
Alex Queral does these wonderful heads, carved out of phone books (then painted with acrylics). In his Artist’s Statement, he says: I carve the faces out of phone books because I like the three-dimensional quality that results and because of the unexpected results that occur working in this medium. The three-dimensional quality enhances the feeling […]
Restoring a classic Casio
Organfairy rescued an ailing Casio SA-10 with corroded battery contacts – I got this little CASIO SA-10 from a jumble sale. It cost me a massive 10 dkr – the equivalent of 2$. Unfortunately there was no sound but it turned out to be just some old batteries that had leaked all over the place. […]
Altoids tin woodworking tools
Woodworking Magazine ran an Altoids tin contest. Here are some of the results. The winning entry was Tom Bier’s router plane (top three pics). Runners up included Kevin Bosse’s light-duty vise and Kevin Hurbanis off-set gauge. Thanks to @JeffreyGifford for the Twitter tip-off The Winner of Our Altoids Tool Contest
Pedal-powered apple grinder
From the MAKE Flickr pool Concrete-jungle.org shares pics of this human-powered apple munching machine, constructed for their annual Ciderfest – Aluminum tube mounted on elevated plywood frame, with space underneath for a 5 gallon bucket to catch apple pomace. 1″ shaft through the tube, with a 25lb flywheel and 18t bicycle freewheel mounted on flange […]
The Empire Muggs Back
Lucasfilm asked artists, comic book creators, toy designers, and celebrity fans to transform blank Mighty Muggs into custom art depicting their favorite characters, creatures, ships and scenes from the Star Wars saga in the project, The Empire Muggs Back. Then collectors and fans can bid on all the art pieces which are auctioned by The […]
Cassette lamps
Get some inspiration and make/re-make your own “cassette lamp” from this wonderful collection at ooomydesign.com CASSETTE IS NOT DEAD 20x13x12cm Tribute to cassette tape, which kept us company all trough the 80ies and became a symbol of a generation. Taking advantage of its structural properties, a lamp/box has been created only by means of tying […]