[Photo from Urban Threads] There is a nice set of instructions for the project on Urban Threads: For embroidering or sewing on leather, you’ll want to pick up some leather needles. The thing about sewing on leather is that the holes your needle leaves behind won’t be invisible like when you sew on regular cloth, […]
[Image from Electric Vehicles are for Girls] Nikki Bloomfield pointed this one out to me yesterday while we were talking about EVs. The idea here is that if you want to do an electric car conversion, but are not fully confident, you can join others and take an online course through the Electric Cars are […]
Daniel Reetz must be one happy maker! Not only did he create this fantastic DIY book scanner, but he won an Epilog Zing 16 Laser for his efforts! From the press release: Epilog Laser, the leading producer of CO2 and fiber laser engraving and cutting systems, and Instructables.com are pleased to announce Daniel Reetz, Fargo, […]
It’s amazing what you can do with a plastic drop cloth and an iron, as Parsons student Ryan Riegner demonstrates with his sculpture, Eleflate. He writes: By far one of my more favorite projects at Parsons, my inflatable elephant was originally intended to be placed over New York City MTA subway grate vents on the […]
There are kits you can purchase to help you extract DNA. Here’s an interesting way you can do it with ingredients right from your kitchen cupboard! Check out these detailed instructions on the ingredients you’ll need and how to get started with your own DNA experiments. Strawberries, bacteria, humans–all living things have genes, and all […]
Some time last year, there was a bunch of news about how VCR tapes would no longer be manufactured. Around the same time I noticed that none of the VCRs showing up at the dump had digital tuners. Wouldn’t it have been nice if those manufacturers could have dropped in a little extra circuit board […]
Instructables user eVolti made this small Stirling engine and used it to rotate a few LEDs. It’s a very thorough tutorial, and I love the color mixing achieved in the photograph. More: How-To Tuesday: Teacup Stirling engine
