Mini Revver project – hot rod leaf blower
There are many leaf blowers out there, but this one… is Steve’s – Link.
How it’s made
The Secret life of Machines – videos
It appears that most of the “The Secret life of Machines” are now on Google video, they’re outstanding and worth a view/download… “The Secret Life Of Machines is a TV series made for Channel 4 and subsequently shown on the Discovery Channel. The series was written by Tim Hunkin, and presented by Tim Hunkin and […]
How parade balloons are made – The Macy’s Day parade
Pat writes in with this great Thanksgiving video, how the parade videos are made! – “…three and a half million people will gather in New York City for the “Macy’s Day Parade.” Some 50 million people will watch it on TV. Every one of them will be watching manufactured products float by, courtesy of Aerostar, […]
How phonographs records are made
How phonographs records are made, Popular Science 1947 – “THE silent black disk that makes noises when needled is chiefly shellac, lampblack and limestone. In its manufacture, however, pure gold, wax, glass, copper, nickel and sometimes chromium are used by the craftsmen who operate the intricate and delicate machines that squeeze sound into a scratch. […]
How beer is made
Our friends at the National Assocation of Manufacturers posted up a couple “How beer is made” videos, one you can follow along and do yourself from Sam Adams and the other, from Anheuser-Busch [via] – homebrew & Bud. Related: Open source beer – Link. “Mr. Beer” DIY Brewing Kit – $27 shipped – Link. Make […]
HOW TO – Read postal bar codes
Microsoft has how to read those little bar codes the post office uses on your mail… – “This article describes how to read a postal bar code in order to determine whether Microsoft Word created a correct postal bar code. A postal bar code is composed of three main components: framing bars, number bars, and […]
How trumpets are made
Pat sent in this week’s “Cool stuff being made” – Trumpets! He writes – “When you hear the greats like Louis Armstrong, Wynton Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Al Hirt, not everyone thinks first about manufacturing, but they should. After all, these folks are all playing on a manufactured product, the trumpet. This video […]
