At Obtainium.net, you can get an old refrigerator (for example), get rid of one, or discuss what kind of art you can make with one. Many beautiful Burning Man projects have been sourced through this site, but it’s open to people of all faiths. Link.
Make Flickr photo pool member mattadata writes “This is the hack I performed to get my alarm clock inside of my lamp for a clean night-stand appearance“. Now mattadata can just glance over to see the clock, control it- all without anyone seeing an unsightly clock. Neat project, expect to see this in your local MegaMart in 3, 2, 1… Link.
Is there anything LEGOs can’t do? The idea of building a working Rubik Cube has always appealed. Here the challenge is to create a mechanical device that has a number of degrees of freedom about a central point. It’s not easy! The cube consists of 12 edge pieces, 8 corner pieces and one central piece. All of these have to be interlocking, yet still be able to rotate about any axis at any time in any direction. Link.
Part one was the Weatherproof Wi-Fi camera rig– and now Mavromatic has posted their DIY: Outdoor wireless access point/signal repeater to get the signal to and from the Wireless camera. This how-to has a ton of great information if you ever wanted to get a signal across a large distance. “This project was installed about a year and a half ago and has been functioning since. There have been times I needed to reboot the repeater throughout the year, so it’s not like you can install it forget about it (unless you buy commercial products, not a Linksys). You also have to keep an eye out for growing shrubs and trees, since that will limit your signal over time“. Link.
Hal says “You guys mentioned welding a while back. Here are a few pages that involve making things out of metal“. How to Bend Tubing and Pipe by Hand– An overview of bending tubing and pipe using simple homemade tools. Tube coping calculator– prints a cutting pattern for joining two round tubes at an angle. Tube deflection calculator– calculates how much square tube will bend under load.
Here’s a follow up to our DIY Margarita Maker– this site has all the parts, construction tips and recipes you’ll need to make a maragartia maker out of a 5 gallon water cooler and a garbage disposal. Link.
Finally, all those OmniSky, PointCast, COMDEX and piles of other shirts in that bottom drawer can be used to make a huge quilt. I just gave a bunch of shirts, but I think I have enough to make a quilt. And here’s a