Sofa suit
Nice costume! Sofa suit by D00M99, Ducky Boy, and Geoffrito. More: Wooly Suits from Sweaters Archisuit Glacier Embrace
DIY Projects
Bundt Cake of Barad-Dur
Behold, the lidless eye of Sauron, in cupcake form atop the Dark Tower of Barad-dur. Instructables user RavingMadStudios made this Lord of the Rings cake for his kid’s birthday! More: Lord of the Rings papercraft Thorax cake Rubik’s Cube Cake(s) Automatic cake decorator Cockroach cake Cake art
Make a deluxe copper marshmallow shooter
You are probably already familiar with the PVC pipe marshmallow shooter, a classic, fun weekend project. Maybe you already have one. Next time you show up for some gooey, air-powered confectionary warfare, why not come packing some classy heat — the Deluxe Copper Mini Marshmallow Shooter Mk. II!
You’ll build it from lengths of copper pipe and standard fittings. The Dremel Multi-Max will cut your ½” dia. pipe to length with ease, so no more laboring over a hacksaw. Finally, you’ll need some basic pipe soldering skills to put it all together.
How-To: Build large couches on the cheap
There’s a lot to like about this tutorial by Rain Noe over at Core77 about how to build upholstered benches called “banquettes,” not the least of which is Rain’s amusing and engaging prose style. His attention-grabbing opening line is one for the books. We don’t see a lot of DIY couch builds.
How-To: Hacking the Brother KH-930e knitting machine
Instant classic — starring Becky Stern and Ladyada… This tutorial covers how to talk to a knitting machine! Once the interface cable is made, we can create cool custom patterns and load them from a computer! Adventures in communicating with the Brother KH-930e knitting machine! Watch the video on CRAFT.
Fully automatic BB gun made from an air compressor
David Ye’s clever BB gun is the bane of apples and fairly easy to make, judging by his great video. I got bored and decided to make a BB gun using my air compressor. The secret sauce is a one way valve that blocks air from the firing chamber but allows air in the other […]
DIY stop motion ball and socket joint
Stop motion armatures require a model to hold poses without drifting, yet offer wide degrees of rotational freedom. Most professional armatures use precision machined ball and socket joints. Castlegardener’s blog shows how to make your own using threaded rod and pre-tapped balls from the hardware store.