Animatronics are tricky You want your puppet to look natural, when it is really a robot. When you need them big, you’ve got to use hydraulics, which are powerful enough to wreck you. Check out this video that shows the making of some giant animatronic dinosaurs. Keep an eye out for the controls which look […]
The Belt Sander races today in Boston! Bring your sander to the world-renowned SanderDome (and stranded SnoCat shelter) on Saturday, February 3. Try your mettle against the world’s finest racing teams. [via] – Link
In our first printing of Make: Projects-Building the Perfect PC, 2nd Edition, some of the photos didn’t come out as well as they should have. I’ve posted a Flickr Set with some of the figures that looked most murky to me. If you have any requests for a specific photo, please add a comment to […]
Did you know that your microwave is more than just a simple leftover reheater? A couple weeks ago I heard about a study which showed that nuking a grungy sponge for 2 minutes was effective at sterilizing it. This was quickly followed by reports of a number of small fires involving dry sponges. Lesson learned: […]
With a trebuchet, you can smash your enemy’s castle or at least fling the heads of enemy spies into their courtyard. In the old days, the most important metric of a trebuchet is that it can fire farther than your enemy’s archers can shoot their arrows! In this podcast you’ll see how to build a […]
A trebuchet is kind of like a catapult, but it’s optimized with a sling and a hinged counterweight to make it more effective. Download the pdf to learn the basics of making a paperclip trebuchet and a medium sized trebuchet that can throw eggs. Cut your lumber,l drill holes, and screw it all together! Add […]
Need something to do with all those LEDs that you were going to make into cartoon characters and place all around Boston? The folks at enlightened have launched the ‘nerve’ bra that has 31 flashing LEDs in it and multiple flashing patterns. While silicone is usually found inside a bra, we’ve used silicone on the […]
