Next to an intersection with the main road to Mulanje works a group of men with basic tools. One of them was actively welding with a scratch built arc welder. Wire was wrapped around a group of metal plates, and the whole thing was housed in a basic wooden frame. To turn it on, the […]
Michael Wright explains his remake of the mysterious apparatus found off the coast of Antikythera island – The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient Greek clockwork machine found in a shipwreck, that has taken more than a century to decipher. Wright’s handmade reconstruction is the first to include all the known features of this complex device. […]
A story in Christian Science Monitor features Oakland, CA teenagers who are remaking ordinary bicycles and turning them into something colorful and cool. His name is Tyrone Stevenson, though most know him by his nickname, “Baby Champ.” He is, everyone agrees, the Scraper Bike King. He wants to change the rough, violent world that he […]
I plan to begin covering efforts to make change under what I’m calling Remake. I invite you to share your ideas and your projects with me (dale at oreilly dot com) and I’d like to tell others about what you’re doing to remake the world.
Absolutely beautiful and inspiring bottle-based objects from Ryter Design. via notcot via noquedanblog.
A MAKE: magazine favorite! Here’s a quick peek at John Park demonstrating how to use a motor from an old VCR and use it to drive an automated cat feeder. Check it out above, or get the M4V and/or subscribe in iTunes.. And don’t forget to comment. Don’t forget, MAKE: premieres in January on Public […]
Jonas Trampedach’s tea bag coffin – Where Do tea bags go to die?. Usually squashed on the side of the saucer next to the cup, or if you have a little less decorum the table will probably be just fine. Jonas Trampedach has been observing the behaviour of tea drinkers and has evidently been learning […]
