Like to play video games? Too lazy to paddle around in your canoe? Well I have the perfect solution for you. This boat is powered by a small electric motor and the steering is via a Wii Nunchuck and an Arduino. Let’s just hope the batteries don’t die, then you might have to paddle! Read […]
cc Etsy is running a project, calling for videos of essential or favorite tools. This one takes the cake for me – a pedal-powered tablesaw demonstrated and explained by Etsy user Woodmosaics (from Spickard, Missouri). Incredible! He has a flickr set of it, too.
Sarc had a tibook with a broken LCD, so he removed it and uses an external monitor. From the MacNN forum post: Since I operate the computer on “closed-lid” mode, I was having trouble keeping the LCD closed because it didn’t allow the heat to dissipate, so the fans where running constantly … I removed […]
Hot Tea Apparel shows us how to make this cute knitting-themed greeting card using embroidery floss and toothpicks.
Here’s a fantastic tutorial from instructables her SoapyHollow on making your own bath fizzies. I’ve always wondered what were in them, but I usually can’t get close enough to inspect them in the wild, as fragrances make me sneeze like crazy. With this recipe you can control how much fragrance and from what substance the […]
The Little Knittery is my favorite yarn shop in L.A., and they’ve got a whole new roster of classes coming up in August. Here are the ones that jumped out at me as ones that would be fun to try: Magic Loop Socks: Do you believe in magic? Teacher Ruth Waytz will show you how […]
The Dan Perez Studio website has a great 3 part series on mold making and casting. He makes the molds using room temperature vulcanizing rubber so it’s easy to use. If you want to cast parts for you next project, check out his website, it’s really good. Read more about Mold-making and casting More: Check […]
