BIG_AL writes in with his electric trike made from a Powerwheels kids toy – “this is what happens when i get ahold of a welder. the switch runs to the handlebars and its a momentary on rocker switch that i can push with my thumb. when i get the new battery im going to rewire […]
The Rocketbelt convention 2006 is September 23 – 24 @ the Niagara Aerospace Museum, New York and looks to be an incredible event! I have a thing for rocket belts, it’s a Maker doing what we all dream about – flight. Most of the rocket belt efforts seem to be a labor of love and […]
Trevor made a “Motherboard clock” by drilling a small hole and using what appears to be a cheap-o clock kit – not a bad use for an old board! Link. More: Clock projects, how-tos and articles – Link.
Matt writes – “Well, my wife recently asked me to build her a small light table for her to use to copy the paper patterns that she uses for quilting. I started to design one in my head, and then decided that if I just pull all of the guts out of the old scanner […]
This Optimus Prime felt puppet is awesome and looks pretty simple to build, thanks Andrew! – Link. Related: Make your own Chewbacca puppet – Link. DIY iPod sock puppet – Link.
Edmund Scientific has the gel filled ant farm on sale (today only it seems) for $16.95 – “With the AntWorks ant farm, you can watch ants create 3-D tunnels in the amazing space gel. This miraculous gel is based on a 2003 NASA Space Shuttle experiment to study animal life in space and test how […]
Alibre has free downloads (Alibre Design Xpress – free, Alibre Design Software -30 day trial) of 3D CAD software along with a great series of step-by-step tutorials on Instructables. So, if you’ve always wanted to learn CAD, check out the how-tos, get the software and show us what you MAKE! More: The new CAD section […]
