Building a Rideable Lego Skateboard
An industrious maker 3D prints a human-size motorized skateboard.
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Building the Bricasso Lego Mosaic Printer
Jason Alleman, aka JK Brickworks, has done some very impressive Lego projects over the years, but this might be his coolest yet. Introducing the “Bricasso,” an all-Lego mosaic printer which can scan a piece of art and then re-create it using 1 x 1 multicolored Lego plates. In this 4-part video series, Alleman shows you […]
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Working, Life-Size Car Built from Half a Million Lego Pieces
We’ve seen a lot of insanely great adult Lego projects over the years, but this one takes the cake. This full-size hot rod is the brainchild of Steve Sammartino, a young marketing guy from Melbourne, Australia and Raul Oaida, a 20-year old self-taught engineer from Romania that Sammartino met over the Internet. Money for their […]
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Someone Supersized Those Tiny Decorative Lego Computers and Made Them Functional
Swedish artist, designer, and master crafter Love Hultèn creates devices and furniture that combine the past with the modern technologies of the moment. His ridiculously cool Brix System scales up “high tech” Lego bricks (computers, monitors, button panels, phones) and brings them to life as fully functional devices. Made from wood (and acrylics, electronics), these […]
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How to Make Textured Concrete Nesting Tables from Lego Molds
Ben Uyeda at HomeMade Modern has put together a how-to on creating a set of handsome concrete nesting tables using little more than a Lego brick mold and Quikrete Countertop Mix. And no, you don’t sacrifice the Legos. A little non-abrasive soap and water will have them back in action in no time. He says […]
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Functional LEGO Models Made from Chocolate
Apparently, you can cast chocolate into individual LEGO-shaped bricks and build some elaborate models with them!
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How-To: LEGO Key and Cable Holder with Sugru Rubber
The folks over at the blog for a self-setting rubber product called sugru have been busy finding new and ingenious ways to use sugru, like this clever LEGO cable and key holder.
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