Dug writes – With the exception of Brad Litwin’s piece entitled Extra-Universal Movement, I don’t know if I’ve seen such an elaborate hand-cranked wooden machine. This gentleman has constructed an amazing device using only wood and glue — no nails, no screws or ball bearings. It is quite an achievement. It is my sincere hope […]
Scott Weaver made this huge kinetic sculpture of San Francisco entirely from toothpicks. A ball travels through it, touring the elements of the city. I’d hate to be transporting this thing on a windy day! Via Laughing Squid.
Skip to 50 seconds in the video and check out the homemade NASCAR simulator and then a homemade flight sim!… The maker writes… “built from pvc pipe ,junk, spare parts, engineering findings and driven by 4 modified industrial vacum cleaner motors. off a 12 volt car battery. it will run any game made, as it’s […]
Here’s an Instructable and video on Furoshiki, the Japanese art of cloth-folding to make various bags, carry-alls, and sacks. Paper, Plastic, or Furoshiki?
Jeremy Mayer makes these really fantastic evocative sculptures from old typewriters. I’m amazed by what he uses for each body part, and how he could have imagined to put things together the way he does. Via BoingBoing.
Here’s part two of BBtv’s tour of the TCHO chocolate factory that David covered in his Proto column in MAKE Volume 14. I love the way they’ve bodged together village tech, Home Depot specials, and high-tech components to create machines and sensors for a few thousand bucks that would cost tens of thousands on the […]
This car mod turns it into a cartoon car getting blown up in an explosion or being melted by the sun. We’re not sure if it is actually drivable or not though. Extreme Car Mod From Hell Spotted in Bali.
