This giant wooden Zen stone sports 4GBs of MP3 storage and a nice interface homage to the ipod. Of course this would need to be sanded very well otherwise you would most likely get MP3 splinters when trying to advance tracks. Captain’s Quarters
I have a pair of Grado headphones with rapidly degrading foam earpieces. Sometimes this part wears out far before the headphones, making them uncomfortable to wear. Flickr user ofenjen made little crochet covers for hers using embroidery floss and a tiny crochet hook. Crafty and functional! Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool.
Frank from TheWorkshop sent in this electric conversion of an old International Harvester Cub-Cadet tractor. He was able to scavenge the electrical system from a 1950’s industrial personal transport unit. Sounds like a Segway doesn’t it? Read more about the Electric Cub Cadet Tractor
Here’s some info on a custom built “Carbon Dioxide Aquarium Reactor” that combines baking yeast, sugar, water, and tubing. Pretty interesting documentation of the build at the link below. Homemade DIY CO2 Reactor
MAKE Editor-in-Chief Mark Frauenfelder has a piece on Dinosaurs and Robots about sea glass hunting, inspired by Kevin Kelly’s piece we blogged about last week. We had a wonderful time searching for the sea glass. Sea glass is rare enough to make you excited when you find a piece, but not so rare as to […]
Fluffypants made this great Duck Hunt lamp and posted it on Craftster! She gutted the zapper, wired it up, made a cardboard replica of a cartridge for the base, and decorated the shade with fun foam. More: Nintendo Duck Hunt Sweater 3D pixel Duck Hunt, in real-life
Mister Jalopy of Dinosaurs and Robots points us to these cool collections of classic camping kerosene lamps and stoves. Having spent the better part of my youth hiking and camping, I fondly remember a lot of these models. Spiritburner.com Motoshi Makino’s Classic Camping Collection Other awesome stove/lantern collections via Spiritburner.com
