MAKE pal, metalsmith, and fire artist Jon Sarriugarte is now selling fire pit kits, all the components you need (minus the gas supply and pit itself) to create your own fire garden. Jon has had these gardens set up at Maker Faire, and as Mister Jalopy says on D+R, “I can attest that they have […]
In this Boing Boing Video, PopSci columnist and author of the splendid and high-recommend Theo Gray’s Mad Science, explains how electrochemical machining (ECM) works and shows off a rig he put together to do ECM in his shop. The entire how-to can be found at popsci.com. Carve Steel with Saltwater, Electricity and a Tin Earring […]
Wonderful industrial film from the 1930s showing how a car’s differential gear works.
Folks at Carnegie Mellon are developing displays with inflatable buttons to make for a tactile touch screen. The video has got to be seen to be believed. Via Core77.
When I visited the 3000-year-old city of Yazd, Iran, the old school technology I was most fascinated by is the windcatcher. Seen atop many a building in this arid city with an annual rainfall of 2.4 inches and summer temps frequently pushing 104°F, these towers are the predecessors to the swamp cooler.
Here’s a great quilting tip sent to us by Rhonda of Joyce’s Daughter. Take a photo of your patchwork blocks before you start sewing so you can remember the order of your patches and rows.
Instructables user wvillrachel found some cardboard tubes and decided to turn them into a chandelier. She chose decorative cables to light sockets to integrate the bulbs. More Chandeliers: Two Recycled Chandeliers How-To: Recycled Glass Garden Chandelier Embroidery Hoop Chandelier Milk Jug Chandelier HOW TO – Make a Packing Peanut Chandelier Spoon Chandelier How-To: Tree Branch […]
