Jake von Slatt, of Steampunk Workshop, points us toward this nice round-up of commercially-available nixie clocks (top image). That article points to another round-up of homemade nixies (bottom image). A Modern Take On Nixie Tube Clocks… Nixie Clock Gallery
Heat pipes, I am obliged to point out, are awesome. When somebody first explained to me how they work, I was like, “No way. Uh-unh. Don’t believe you.” And yet they persist in existing, and working, in spite of my disbelief. I’m still getting over the pain. Lots of people sell heat pipes to overclockers/PC […]
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Something about the lightheartedness of summer brings out the trickster, and one of the trickster’s essential tools is the Covert Wireless Listening device, this week’s flashback from the treasure trove of trickster tools, MAKE, Volume 16, the Spy Tech issue. Maker David Simpson wrote up this fun and easy project and claims, “If it weren’t […]
Going to Grandma’s Laptop Case By Jennifer Perkins They just don’t make suitcases like they used to. Remember the luggage of our youth with bright floral patterns and kitschy little slogans printed on the side that said things like “Going to Grandma’s”? Well, you are going to hope that Grandma has wi-fi with this suitcase […]
Ann Martin’s Ring of Keys is a replica of antique keys made with quilled paper. I’m amazed by all the details! Ann writes: A few years ago I became interested in translating found and natural objects into paper filigree; my mission was to make them as realistic as possible. Mostly I replicated plants, but then […]
When I traveled to Iran last, I had a chance to visit Yazd, one of the oldest cities in the world. Outside of Yazd is Maybod, also very ancient. One of the noted handicrafts of this region is the traditional porcelain. And Maybod Morvarid (morvarid means pearl in Farsi) is one of the oldest crafters […]
