An anonymous reader sent us a link to these neat speakers made from used cans. Oddly enough they convey a rather chic sense of style. The instructions are written in german – but you can pretty much infer the necessary steps from the supplied images. I’m guessing they may sound a bit “tinny”? – Link […]
Paul (project editor @ MAKE) has a friend who sent this in this GREAT dress made from food wrappers, she writes …a dress I made out of food bar wrappers. The dress has won two eco fashion shows (one in San Francisco and one in Chicago). Eighty of the 120+ wrappers on the dress came […]
On a visit to my friend Hannah’s house, she showed me some recent purchases she’d made from an amazing jewelry artist named Liz Jones of Betty Jo Designs. Liz takes discarded vintage linoleum and turns it into amazing and intricate multi-layered brooches and necklaces. Find out more at Liz’s “LinoForest” blog. Link.
In response to our item about the commercial TDS (total dissolved solids) water testing tool, somebody sent us a link to this homemade meter, which tests for TDS, EC (electrical conductivity), PPM (parts per million). EC/TDS/PPM Meter On Limited Budget – Link Related: Testing your own drinking water – Link
Todd Stiers has made one awesome looking, and sounding, electric motorcycle. Let’s hope this becomes more of a “normal” thing to see riding around the streets. Now, let the debate about the batteries and the source of power begin. – Link Related: Make Podcast: Todd Kollin’s Electric Motorcycle – Link Marque Cornblatt – DIY Electric […]
On the DIY projects blog Mavromatic, Danny Mavromatis writes about a home water tester he just bought: Recently my brother-in-law had a reverse osmosis system installed for their drinking water. The installer left him a water quality meter which is a digital TDS meter that measures the Total Dissolved Solids in the water. What this […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Nick shares his remedy for sneaker draftiness – Biking in NYC winters can be very cold and windy. It’s easy to wear a million layers on almost every body part, but we can’t usually add layers to our feet. The solution: wind-proof toes, made from dead innertubes Reusing bicycle waste […]
