Steelhorserider76 writes – This is a road in Lancaster Ca. that makes music when you drive over it. It was created for a commercial and they designed harmonics in the asphalt to create the music when driven over. Apparently other countries have been doing it for awhile. Unfortunately people complianed and it is being removed. […]
Rachel spotted this great upcycling tutorial for making a portable art studio. Mayaluna discovered an old crafty book with instructions for how to make a portable tabletop easel from an old box. She added her own instructions for turning a milk carton into a paint caddy.
Caro pointed us to the How I Knit, Purl, Crochet, or Spin group on Flickr. Members of the group upload photos and video of their techniques for things like how they hold the yarn while knitting. The picture above is frecklegirl’s crochet style.
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Jeff found this interesting item @ an electronics fleamarket. After opening and documenting the curious contents, he posted pics and asked if anyone could shed any light – and that they did. A knowledgeable reader wrote – These are the IF transformers that are components of the Navy ARA, […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Mark designed the handy USB Message Pump board – Attach an LCD display and feed the board text you want displayed via your computer. The Message Pump A.K.A. the USB to LCD Backpack is a device that allows you to connect a LCD display directly to your computer. It […]
In case you wondered what the insides of a wired Dewalt power drill looked like … [via Take It Apart dot net]
Trive wrote in about the robochild of a quite unorthodox LEGO/Arduino marriage: It’s a self-balacing robot inspired to the well-known Segway. Its brain is Arduino and that’s why it’s called “Arduway”. Arduino is mounted on a hand-soldered board which connects it to two LEGO NXT motors and an Epson gyroscope. Aduino Poet, the robot’s creator […]
