From Teeshirt to Halter Dress
Learn to turn a teeshirt into a saucy halter dress with the DIY clothing tutorial at OhMyStars. Link.
Month: February 2008
59 Opel gets 376.59 mpg
Treehugger points us to this story about a 1959 Opel T-1 that, in 1973, got in the Guinness World Record book by achieving 376.59 mpg. The car was recently rediscovered (moldering away at Talladega Raceway) and bought by a Seattle car dealer. Some of the “tricks” used to achieve this amazing mpg were to make […]
The Swiss Army Bass
Jay Wasco’s Swiss Army bass – an inconveniently unique instrument; hard to play, interesting to hear – Yup-that’s right. It’s a bass guitar with a midi keyboard mounted on it. Yes, the two are played simultaneously. The bass is played with the left hand alone by means of a guitar technique known as “hammer-ons” while […]
Mug Corset Tutorial
DIYnamite has a great tutorial on how to make a mug corset for your favorite cup! Link.
HOW TO – Build a thermal test chamber
The Citizen Scientist has an in-depth guide to assist with the “Poorman’s Space Program”. The article details construction of a thermal test chamber for simulating near-space and other very low temp environments. – There are several simple tests that you should perform on an experiment before launching it into near space. One of those tests […]
Knitted Gas Mask
Craftster user Teriyakimoto knitted this gas mask and hat for a friend who wanted one to wear on winter bike trips. Check out the thread for more info on how she made it and additional pix. Link.
Ping pong ball LED diffuser
With so many new, specialized and intricate devices at a maker’s disposal, it’s always awesome to discover new uses for materials that have been here all along – Turns out that a Ping Pong ball makes a reasonable LED diffuser. Just drill a hole and insert the LED. Easy micro Locnar! With an RBG LED […]