Shearing Sheep
Our own Dale Dougherty, publisher of CRAFT and MAKE had his own four sheep sheared by Duane Spencer. The process is documented in his flickr set. Link.
Month: July 2007
Quakr – 7d Tiltometer (geocamera with protractors and string)
Here is the making of Quakr – a 7d Tiltometer… a geocamera of the future out of protractors and string – The task Record 7D metadata for each photo we take today. Metadata we want to capture: 1. Altitude (Are we standing on a mountain?) 2. Latitude (How for north/south of the equator are we.) […]
Propeller driven bicycle (recumbent trike) – Human powered
TVeditor writes – A soothingly quiet trike driven by a 7-ft., pedal-powered propeller. I spend a month a year working on a commercial fishing boat with a loud diesel engine, and the greatest sound in the world is to hear it turn off. Recumbent trike built from aircraft-supply cro-moly tubing and salvaged bike parts. Prop […]
Eyeball Bottlecap Pincushion Tutorial
Verybigjen on Flickr has a photo-tutorial on flickr on how to make these stunningly creepy bottlecap eyeball pincushions. [ via ] Link.
HOW TO – Use an Apple IIe as a terminal
Here’s how to use an Apple IIe as a Linux terminal… – [via] Link or hook it up to your mac.
HOW TO – Sew a Tissue Box Cover
The Small Object has a tutorial on how to make a fabric tissue box cover. Love the button fabric! Link.
Personal powerPlant
Jabroutin writes – The personal powerPlant is a portable device that harnesses electricity through a solar cell and hand crank generator, into a NiMH battery. The device also includes a visual multimeter that monitors the amount of energy stored. The personal powerPlant can be used to power applications up to 8V at 70 mA. Instructables […]