Carrie Fritsche made the (free) pattern from scratch and knit up this giant TARDIS blanket as a gift for her sister. [via CRAFT] More: Kid-Sized TARDIS TARDIS Quilt tained Glass TARDIS Clock Lego TARDIS Crochet TARDIS Pattern Dr. Who Soft TARDIS HOW TO – Tardis Tissue-Box Cozy
Ever wonder why they call it an electronics “breadboard?” Grab a hammer, some nails, and a slab of wood and let’s find out.
Brian Liloia documented his build of this round self-supporting roof structure in 2008, while living in Missouri. This type of self-supporting structure, in which each beam bears the weight of another, and has its weight born by yet another, and all arranged such the load is thus distributed ’round in a continuous cycle, is called a reciprocal frame. It requires at least three members, and you can build a simple working model with matchsticks. [via No Tech Magazine]
The Make: Electronics Components Pack 1 includes all the parts you need to perform experiments 1-11 from our incredibly popular Make: Electronics book by Charles Platt.
This simple instructables from seniorhigh shows you how to create a simple battery from a few basic ingredients including pennies, a paper towel, and lemon juice.
We’ve previously posted about Junior Veloso’s liquid resin 3D printer, which uses a DLP projector beneath a bath of resin to cure an object into its appropriate shape. Junior is reporting a huge gain in resolution from multiple improvements in the design. From our friends at Hack A Day: He’s keeping most of the juicy […]
Make: Online readers who are secret agents—or secret agent wannabes—will love this project, which comes to us from MAKE Volume 16. By replacing the ink in a color inkjet cartridge with concentrated lemon juice, you can print with invisible ink. The secret message is revealed by spraying or wiping the paper with iodine tincture. Here’s […]
