The No. 6 dry cell was one of the first batteries to replace the “wet cell” or “dangerous glass jar of liquid chemicals”, as they were called in the olden days. This site has some great info about their history (they were used to power early telephones, for example), and some different designs for repacking […]
If you’re into building retro gaming cabinets, you probably have a bunch of joysticks hanging around, and look what an attractive coat rack they can make! If you don’t have them around, they’re really easy to get on ebay. Via Geekologie.
Travelyn Russell was not the most computer savvy teacher in the building. Then she found herself in her new classroom, a computer room with some antiquated equipment. The keyboards were pre USB, you probably remember the old mac or pc keyboards with fragile little pins that carried the data and power of the keyboard to […]
This is definitely one for the remake category. In fact, I think these have already been remade, right? I remember the LEGO Dulcimer and midi guitar, but I don’t remember a LEGO MP3 player? I think it would be a lot of fun to make a whole bunch of these types of products from old […]
Americans are rediscovering the fusty fix-it shops and unassuming secondhand stores on their local Main Streets. Reuse is the subject of this story by Ben Arnoldy in the Christian Science Monitor. The economy is creating new business for small, local repair shops, as Americans seek to extend the life of the things they own. The […]
In my classroom, there is a shelf by the sink. Occasionally, I drink a soda and put the empty bottle or can on the shelf. For years, there has been no more than three or four bottles at a time on the shelf. Sometimes, I take them off to the store and return them for […]
Photo from Green Home Building During the winter iciness, lots of people warm up by reading seed catalogs and planning their gardens. If you are among those sitting by the woodstove contemplating books full of DNA, you might want to think of where you will store all your grown goodies. In a recent post about […]
