Crystal set radios
YouTube user 2sudsy sent in this eye-catching video of his intricate and beautiful crystal set radios. He describes how and why he builds them. They require no external power or batteries!
Makers
Transformers for grown-ups
Like myself, Dustin Wallace was a Transformers kid. Now that he’s all growed-up and has access to a water-jet cutter, the lucky duck, Dustin has started making pretty amazing transforming aluminum versions of his cherished childhood toys. This one if called Homage 1.0. It’s for sale here, and Dustin’s personal site is here.
Maker Business: SpikenzieLabs
SpikenzieLabs make some of my favorite kits, including the Povard, and the VoiceShield. I love meeting the makers behind the kits, and I got a chance to meet Mark and Andy at Maker Faire this year. They are awesome guys, read on for their Maker Business story.
David Pescovitz on the world as a wunderkammer
MAKE Editor at Large David Pescovitz gave this wonderful talk at TEDxSoMA on “The world as a wunderkammer” (aka “cabinet of curiosities”). Hey, Mousey the Junkbot even makes a guest appearance. Woot! Pesco’s talk from TEDxSoMa: The World as a Wunderkammer From MAKE magazine: Check out MAKE, Volume 17: The Lost Knowledge issue! Buy your […]
Puzzle table bases
These glueless interlocking table bases based on burr puzzles are from Bulgarian architect Petar Zaharinov. I discovered them while perusing last year’s entries to the Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition.
Bill Gurstelle in Popular Mechanics
Congrats to MAKE Contributing Editor Bill Gurstelle for his “Gonzo Engineering” profile in the June issue of Popular Mechanics. “We’ll be doing some flinging before long,” says the man in the jumpsuit, William Gurstelle, the catapult’s builder. On one side of the machine’s central fulcrum hangs a counterweight filled with 400 pounds of rocks and […]
Match-heads
David Mach, whose coathanger gorilla we hit on Friday, also makes these pretty amazing sculptures from matches with the heads arranged to colorize the surface. Just, you know, keep away from open flame. [via Dude Craft]