HOW TO – Make a Wreath from Old Records
Lish of Handmade Detroit has a tutorial on how to make a decorative wreath out of old records! Link.
Month: March 2007
Robot maker: Jin Sato (video)
Robot Dreams writes – We had the opportunity to visit Jin Sato’s workshop in Tsukuba, Japan, and he was kind enough to show us many of his humanoid, and canine, robot creations, including the MIBO, a Lego Mindstorms clone of the AIBO robot. ROBOTS DREAMS: Robot Builder Profile: Jin Sato – Part 1 (Video) – […]
Solder wick spool headphone cord manager
This is nice, a headphone cord holder from a solder wick spool – [via] Link.
Adopt a Squid
Check out the larger than life-sized plushy squids you can adopt over at the Adopt a Squid site. Here’s Calvin who can be your new best friend. Squids are in people! Thanks Julie! Link.
‘Crush and zap’ recycles circuit boards more cleanly
Researchers in China are working on ways to recycle PCBs (Printed circuit boards) – for the most part PCBs from gadgets, consumer electronics and everything else is usually just tossed in a landfill – Electronic circuits in discarded computers, cellphones and other devices could be recycled less harmfully using a technique developed by researchers in […]
Wavy Seam Tutorial
Pink Chalk Studio has a great quilting tutorial on sewing wavy seams for making her log cabin style block. – Link.
Viktor’s amazing 4-bit processor
Viktor writes – I’ve been a software guy all my life. However, I was always fascinated by electronics, and part of my success as a programmer was due to my thorough understanding of how computers work. Back in 1999, I put that understanding to the ultimate test: I actually designed, and built, a simple but […]