Does Willy Wonka know about this? From Boing Boing: Sounds like an awesome band name, but chocolate biodiesel is in fact what one vehicle ran on, in a 4-week trek from the UK to Timbuktu. A group known as BioTruck modded a 1989 Ford Iveco Cargo to run entirely by biodiesel made from chocolate — […]
Over at Sparkfun they’re selling a relatively massive 7-segment LED display, measuring a highly legible 6″x3.3″. Finally, I can see what MIDI channel I’m using from down the hall! Has anyone put one of these to work in a µcontroller project yet? We’d love to see it in action! 7-Segment RED 6.5″ Display @ SparkFun […]
Kim Chaloner repurposed her Robeez (baby shoes) bag to work a two color knitting project. The rope handle can be removed, creating two perfect coated holes for yarn. I’ve seen these plastic zippered bags for other products, too, and the smooth surface allows the yarn to spin around the ball inside quite easily. Perfect for […]
If you don’t have time to whip up a handmade valentine this year, do the next best thing and buy one from an indie crafter. Here are a few card ideas to get you started. If a card you like ends up selling out, hunt around elsewhere in their respective shops–there may be something else […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool: Member Chris Metcalf constructed this flash snoot from corrugated cardboard and gaffer tape. Although it may sound like the name of a Dr. Suess character, a snoot is a sort of choke used in photography to limit the spread of light from a flash. Snoot’s can create an eerie vignetting […]
Another find from last Friday’s downtown Phoenix art walk, these hand-felted hearts by Amy Long have unexpected details like tiny horseshoes or fire sprinkler heads. They’ll be up at the Eye Lounge until the end of the month. More pictures at my Flickr – Link, and info about Amy’s MFA exhibition – Link.
From the MAKE Flickr pool: Mr. Tentacle submitted this image of his six-legged robot, Hexateuthis – “the 6-legged land squid”. The design uses 18 Lynxmotion servo motors controlled by a Pololu Orangutan board (with an Atmega168 at the helm). Throw in some sleek cabling/chassis contrast and you’ve got yourself one fine piece of machine. Hexateuthis […]
