Titanic model made from 5 million matches
This model of the Titanic is over 6 foot long and will end up being made from over 5 million matches [via] – Link.
Month: June 2006
HOW TO – Make upside down glasses
If you ever wanted to know what it’s like to walk around upside down, The BBC’s Might Truck of Stuff has a PDF how-to on making your own upside down glasses – Thanks Gavin! Link. A pal IMed me and said “The Upside-down goggles thing is very interesting. Did you know there was an experimenter […]
DIY MP3 art frames and posters?
Pepsi is deploying these posters in Toronto and Vancouver subways, when your plug your headphones in they play music – Link. You could make your own version by grabbing one of these $9 MP3 players, hacking it up and extending the battery….Could be fun for a DIY art frame that plays music or talks when […]
HOW TO – Make a lead lamp
The lead lamp is a recycled lamp made from old cables, the site sells them and shows you how to make your own – [via] – Link.
HOW TO – Turn your $60 router into a $600 router
Adam @ Lifehacker’s how to on installing linux on a Linksys WRT54GL – “Of all the great DIY projects at this year’s Maker Faire, the one project that really caught my eye involved converting a regular old $60 router into a powerful, highly configurable $600 router. The router has an interesting history, but all you […]
TrackStick GPS data logger
An always logging GPS device for $249… little pricey, but I’ve made and re-made tons of GPS loggers, so I might try this out – “Containing 1MB of memory it can store up to 4000 records allowing for months of travel. When the TrackStick is not moving, memory is not used. The record interval is […]
Sonic Impact Eclipse Mint tin amp
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Pekar writes – “I’ve managed to squeeze a modified Sonic Impact digital amplifier (under $40) into an Eclipse mints tin with little to no room to spare…I’ve kept the speaker clips, due to their being free, and easily modified to take up minimal space inside the tin. I’ve modded the […]
