Rob Torcellini of Eastford, CT, built this valve for controlling water in his aquaponics system. I love all the clever mechanical tricks found inside! This is a sequencing / indexing valve that I designed a couple of years ago. This uses a pinching mechanism to stop the flow of water. It is able to pass […]
Shamus built this cool guitar using a flea-market aluminum roasting pan as the resonator body. Sounds good! Click play above to hear it sing at 1:50, or rewind to hear the build deets. [Thanks, Alan Dove!]
This is the inaugural episode in the NEW CRAFT Video series, Corinne’s Craft Closet (isn’t alliteration fun?) featuring me, Corinne Leigh! I’m getting married this year and what a grand DIY affair it will be! Today I’ll show you how to make some fabulous felt banners, cute name cards and a coordinating embroidered ring pillow. […]
I love these sites where people challenge themselves to do a project every day for a month, or a year, or whatever. I think that, being under this kind of pressure, with lots to produce, frees you up, in a weird way, to get really creative, to think outside the box. Here, University of Applied […]
This is a really cute and kid-friendly craft to do this Spring to bring the outdoors in.
Simple, cheap, and attractive. Looks comfy, too. Nice work by Instructables user Twotim221.
One of the projects in the new issue of MAKE (Volume 26, on sale April 26th) is on how to create your own Spirulina tank. Spirulina is an edible algae that’s well-known for its health benefits. The project in MAKE teaches you how to make a home algae tank you can build in just a […]
