Todd writes in – Longtime reader. Just wanted to pass along a little project I just had made. I have always loved this design from supposed Time Traveler John Titor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Titor). I used Etsy’s Alchemy service to have it laser cut out of wood. I think it turned out wonderfully. Even if the story was […]
The Hopworks Beer Bike is a perfect storm. It’s the colmination of a love of craft and a deep respect for producing a quality product. Designed and built by Phillip Ross and Jamie Nichols of Metrofiets Cargo Bikes for Christian Ettinger of Hopworks Urban Brewery, the dual keg toting pub-on-wheels sports an aluminum pan with fifty feet of draft coil, two custom taps, inlaid old-growth woodwork bar with a split top for easy access to the kegs, an MP3 sound system modeled after a motorcycle’s hard pannier bag, and a back rack capable of holding three large pizzas for the unavoidable crowd that forms every time the bike stops.
It used to be that if you wanted anything other than “stock” miniatures for your games, you had to laboriously customize or scratch-build each unit by hand. Now, if you can use Blender, you can design, pose, and print your army and have them shipped to you, ready to paint.
Photo by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid We’re happy to announce that Make: Online’s very own editor-in-chief, Gareth Branwyn, was recently interviewed by SyFy for their Eureka Idea Lab. Here’s a snippet: Pick one: personal jetpack, warp drive, or Lee Majors-level bionic implants? Well, I already have an artificial hip, a rebuilt heart, and get […]
Nice, a no-weld bike trailer! Instructables user Frenzy shows us how to make one from scavenged parts. More: Collapsible bike trailer has comfortable bunk for camper How-To: Simple bike trailer The Bamboo bicycle trailer & DIY bicycle trailers Backpack bike trailer
I stumbled across this powder coating make blog post a while ago and decided to build something similar. My first attempt worked well but I built an improved unit with a similar topology to commercial units. I’m in the process of building my third prototype now.
It’s too hot in NYC for a sweater bike, but it exists – no one knows who/why yet. Update: Some clues in the comments on CRAFT! Thanks Rachel!
