Peter writes – “Tristan Shone, a musician and visual artist, has constructed a beautifully-made force-feedback MIDI controller, modeled on airplane throttles (with the gauges to boot)…” – Link. Related: Author and Punisher – Link.
John made his own LEGO “Brick-o-lizer”, he writes – “When my oldest son was born in 2001 LEGO offered a cool online “Brick-o-lizer” that would take an uploaded photo and turn it into a five-tone grayscale grid of 1×1 bricks from which you could create a wall-hanging mosaic. LEGO would send you the exact right […]
Sillyred writes – “Damon made a geodesic dome for our son, who is named for Buckminster Fuller. The project was done in March 2005, and is documented on our blog under the “If I had a Million Dollars” category… “ [via] – Link. Previous: HOW TO – Make a geodesic dome – Link.
Simple how-to with included pattern for making your own Tangram puzzle – Link. Related: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia — Tangram (“seven boards of cunning”) is a Chinese puzzle. A tangram consists of 7 pieces, called tans, which fit together to form a square. The objective is to form a specific shape with seven pieces. […]
Xddorox writes – “You asked for it, here you have it. Wheel bearings on a bicycle are an important part of bicycle maintenance and by making sure that everything is well lubed in there, you can avoid costly bicycle repair down the road. Well lubed bearings also provide an easier ride.” [via] – Link.
Here’s a clever idea, flip an image (driving map) vertically on your computer before you print it out and then place it on the dash, it will reflect back the opposite way and you can use that for getting to your location – Link. More: DIY HUD photos – Link.
Here’s a little bit about how they made movie gorillas from Modern Mechanix 1933 – handy if you’re going to (re)make a costume – Link.
