Turns out you can bend lumber into some pretty amazing shapes if you first soften it by exposure to steam. Just how long it needs to “soak” in the steam varies with the species and thickness of the wood in question, but the necessary equipment is dirt cheap. This great tutorial over at the Dewalt […]
Adafruit has a new posting with a link to their latest Drawdio Instructable, a new Instructables Drawdio group, and an announcement of an exhibit being mounted at the Taiwan National Museum of Fine Arts. They’re doing a Drawdio exhibit this summer, from July 25th to September 25th, as part of “Freeze! 2009 International MedTech Art […]
Over at Instructables, they’re gearing up for their Art of Sound Contest: Music is absolutely essential for creativity – it inspires new ideas, helps us to create and build, and provides a soundtrack for life. That’s why we’ve teamed up with Zalytron, Create Digital Music, and Bleep Labs to bring you the Art of Sound […]
If you’ve been following the mightyOhm’s series on building a WiFi radio, you’ll enjoy these pictures of the finished radio cabinet. He’s going to showing off the finished project at Maker Faire, so if you get a chance, stop by Expo Hall Booth 166 and check it out. Sneak peak at my finished Wifi Radio […]
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories just released a new version of their sugar 3D printer, the CandyFab 6000. It’s smaller than previous models, enough so to fit on a tabletop, but still has an impressive 10 liter build volume. From the site: Here’s one of the first objects that we fabbed on the CandyFab 6000: a […]
This seems like a fun weekend project with to teach kids about how batteries work in a hands-on fashion. Instructables user egbertfitzwilly has published a how-to for a simple aluminum can, saltwater, and charcoal battery.
[Photo from MIT Sea Perch on Flickr] Want to build a quick and functional underwater vehicle, but don’t want to spend a pile of money? The Sea Perch may be just the project for you and your students. Based on Build Your own Underwater Robot, you can get the up to date text online. There […]
