Thomas Raschke – wire frames
Artist Thomas Raschke makes incredible “real” wire frames of objects. Here’s an entire room and radio… [via] – Link.
Month: January 2007
Carl & Jerry – Adventure in electronics – A jarring incident
In the 50’s and 60’s John T. Frye, W9EGV / Popular Electronics published a series of fiction stories called “The Carl and Jerry stories” – In each story the pair acquired new skills, got their ham radio licenses and used their knowledge of electronics to get out of a jam or solve a mystery – […]
1979 Kirby hunting trophy
A vintage Kirby vacuum hunting trophy – Link & more fun at the Holistic forge works…
Ultimate Mac shrine
Now *this* is a Mac collection, check out the homemade Mac bar! – Link.
What’s in Fix-A-Flat?
Ever wonder what’s in fix-a-flat? The February 2007 issue of wired tells you! “Amorphous polyolefin – In the can, this shapeless mass of polymeric olefins (low-density plastics like poly-propylene and poly-ethylene) remains dissolved in the heavy aromatic naphtha. But once Fix-a-Flat is sprayed into the tire, the plastics coat the inner surface and plug the […]
Measuring resistance is *not* futile – Learn how to use a multimeter!
First we showed you how to solder.. now learn how to use a multimeter – This video will show you how to: Test voltage Test current Test resistance Continuity Test batteries … and more! Go get your metering on’ Multimeter Tutorial – Make: Video Podcast – Link. Multimeter Tutorial – Make: PDF Podcast – Link.
CNC Router plans
We’ve covered a lot of CNC router projects and plans – this one looks pretty interesting, but the plans are for sale for $20. If a maker out there promises to build it fairly soon, we’ll pay for the plans ($20) as long as you make it, review it and take some photos – Link. Related: […]