How an Eames shell chair is made
Here’s an interesting peek into the production process of the iconic shell chair – construction involves more than the simple design seems to indicate. [via Kitsune Noir]
How it’s made
Make electricity with the back shed
Brian sends this about The Back Shed, a great site with info about windmills and renewable energy. There is an excellent page about getting started with windmills. Particularly interesting isthe project for converting junker computer parts and pvc into a wind powered battery charger. Home made wind generators have been around for decades, with designs […]
M6G Prototype in foam
Vrogy has created a foam prototype of the M6G pistol from Halo 3. He originally intended to make a whole arsenal of aluminum cast weaponry from his designs. He discovered from this design that lost foam metal casting is somewhat a fussy art. I cast one, but it turned out very wrong.. metalcasting is a […]
Quick Simple Problems
Probably the best way for you to make rapid effective progress on your project is to have a good idea of how you want the project to end up, and then identify the Simplest Problem that you can solve Quickly. In computer science, almost every first program is some variation on Hello World. Essentially, it […]
Patent model museum
Machine for Making Toy Torpedoes Machine for Sawing Shingles Life-Preserving State-Room for Navigable Vessels Lathe for Turning Shafting Machine for Cutting Diamonds The Rothschild Petersen Patent Model Museum, in Cazenovia, NY, houses an incredible collection of nearly 4,000 patent models. What’s a patent model? Between 1790 and 1880 inventors had to submit working models along […]
Maker dad saves babies
George DeCell got scared, then when he didn’t get the support he needed from the government or industry, he got Making. Many parents go around the house and kidproof their digs. Child locks on knobs, latches on drawers and cabinets, and outlet plugs are all supposed to make children safer and leave their parents at […]
Glass bottle shelving
Here are some Instructables for variations on building shelves with glass bottles as the verticals: Bottle shelving with tension provided by a hook and bolt tightened between the shelves. A kitchen shelving unit version of their design. Check out Zero Waste’s other projects here.
