Mask video system build – amazing costumes
Wow, Lionel has a breakdown of the I-Theater glasses to make a stereo vision unit for a costume mask…- Link. Related: Lion of the Sun (gallery) – Link. Lion of the Sun – Link.
Month: December 2006
NYU’s ITP Winter Show Dec 17-18
If you are in the NY area, don’t miss the two-day festival of interactive sight, sound and technology from the student artists and innovators at ITP. An oversized Greenwich Village loft houses the computer labs, rotating exhibitions, and production workshops that are ITP — the Interactive Telecommunications Program. Founded in 1979 as the first graduate […]
HOW TO – Build an “Air laser”
Hubert writes – “We describe a very simple laser: no special gas, no chemical products, no vacuum and no glass work! This Nitrogen laser uses normal air at atmospheric pressure. All you need is some metal parts and an about 10 kV 1 mA adjustable High tension DC source.” Thanks Gnomic! – Link.
NPR Holiday Craft Contest Winners
From Phil @ MAKE: The winners are up from the NPR holiday craft contest are up! “Most end-of-the-year recaps include a plethora of notable news stories. Five for Friday’s recap is much easier to digest: It consists of 2006-themed ornaments and menorahs submitted for NPR’s first craft contest, from a bulb wrapped in telephone records […]
Bench tool stands
Gt_man002 writes – “I have a few bench tools that I previously had sitting on an old wobbly side table. I decided it was time to improve their stands for safety and usability reasons. Here are some pictures of the stand construction.” – Link.
HOW TO – Bulb replacement for desk lamps using car bulbs
This is pretty clever, use sturdy, cheap car bulbs when replacing the crummy ones used in desk lamps, Mustaphabarakat shows you how – Link.
HOW TO – Turn a photograph into a stencil
Here’s how to use Photoshop and/or Gimp to convert a digital photo/image to a multiple layered stencil… – Link. Related: Stencil Revolution – Stencil community – Link. HOW TO – Spray paint stencil for laptop – Link. Freezer paper stencil with bleach – Link. HOW TO – Make a two-tone stencil – Link.