Pop Sci’s How 2.0 has a handy diagram and parts list for building your own cantenna from Mike Outmesguine – the thing that makes this one awesome – it’s a cellphone cantenna, not a wi-fi cantenna. Mike crunched the numbers and came up with the right size/length, etc to amp a 1900Mhz cell signal. Time: […]
[Tom] shows you how to set up a ground forge – what he used, how he put it together, how it’s lit and some info on how he made a sword… – Link. Related: HOW TO – Make a gas forge from an old vacuum – Link. Vintage projects – Free PDF plans – Link. […]
Our pal Greg from DIY live sent in this article he wrote trying to differentiate the difference between AC and DC motors and generators – “I ran across some cool pages while studying about AC vs. DC motors. I was interested in taking a small DC motor, and connecting a propeller to it. I want […]
Here’s a pretty funny DIY costume from the surreal comic The Flaming Carrot, RoG at i-Mockery writes… “The Flaming Carrot is probably my favorite comic book character ever (though “The Tick” definitely ranks right up there too). He’s just got a wonderful way with words and the comic books are just bizarre enough for me […]
This paper TV has way better shows than regular ole’ TV…. Stane writes – “Here’s my papercraft TV set with a film strip of selected frames from a movie. The strip is wrapped arround two pencils. As you turn the pencils film scrolls over the screen. I have done versions for three movies so far. […]
ThinkGeek has a pretty cool robot that works with Macs/PCs/Linux and the robot firmware source code, written in GNUARM-compatible C, is available under open source (GPL) release – “Explore the dangerous terrain of your home or office with the SRV-1 Mobile Robot. This palm sized bot packs tank-like treads, a 32-bit ARM processor and a […]
The day is here! CRAFT Magazine is now available for you to buy on newsstands. So head on over to your favorite magazine stand and pick yourself up a copy of CRAFT! also available at Barnes & Noble, Borders, JoAnn Fabrics, Michael’s Craft Stores, and more.- Don’t want to venture outside? Subscribe! Use the MAKE4CRAFT […]
