ToolMonger writes: Riddle time: What do you get when you cross a set of vise-grips with a clamp? Answer: A clamp that strips the hell out of your workpiece — well, maybe if you don’t use the optional protective pads. But no, you get a kick-ass fast-action clamp with a throat depth of 2-1/2″ that […]
Plumpudding recently made her first-ever mobile, and she did a bang-up job. Her colorful creation was made using odds and ends like twigs, tin can lids, cardboard roll flowers, drinking straws and a cut-up yardstick.
I wish all projects on the web had as many pictures as this one. This how-to, by Brian Trump, covers installation of a car alarm with remote start and a few other features. The only problem is, I can’t remember the last time I heard an alarm go off and people actually bothered to look. […]
This little tutorial by Jingle Joe shows you how to light thermionic valves (a.k.a. vacuum tubes) with superbright LEDs. Thermionic Valve LED Mod
I came across Betz White’s recent felt camera case purchase and fell in love with the work by Hine on Etsy. All her cases are handmade with thick Japanese felt and the stitching looks impeccable! New felt cases and pouches are updated in the store periodically and I love this retro style push phone pouch […]
This week: Ginger – the AVR-Based Gainer Clone, Homemade Gut Strings from Sausage Casing, Biodegradable Balloon Making in Rural Japan, Okinawa Treehouse Restaurant, Crab Feet – Audio to Video and Back Again, iPod Touch Cycling Computer, Shikisai’s Perception-Bending T-Shirts. Ginger – AVR-Based Gainer Clone From Morecal Lab, ginger is an AVR-based (ATmega88) version of the […]
In Rodney Brooks’ recommended book Flesh and Machines, he talks about his disappointment over robot lawnmowers. That was five years ago, and little has changed in the field since then. It’s pretty much still the same robomowers with the same less-than-killer-app technologies. Brooks’ iRobot obviously is hoping to change that with their “Mowba” (let’s hope […]
