Jake von Slatt has published a progress report on this project to turn an old 1929 Mercedes replica kit car (which is basically a 72 VW Beetle underneath) into a Von Slatt-fied steam-powered showpiece. Steampunk Car Update – Catalytic Converter on an Aircooled VW Motor
This little tutorial by Jingle Joe shows you how to light thermionic valves (a.k.a. vacuum tubes) with superbright LEDs. Thermionic Valve LED Mod
One plastic skull, 630 “extra power” paracetamol, and a few pots of superglue via Street Anatomy.
This used plastic water bottle lamp (one of a series of recycled lamps by Lisa Foo and Su Sim) resembles a sea creature from movies like “The Abyss” and “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”. Really interesting craftsmanship with these lights that will really fool you into thinking they are made of more expensive materials. Check […]
Check out these table shakers made from the ear and mouth pieces of an old bakelite phone. The receptacle is made from blinker lens caps from the original Morris Mini, but I bet they could be made out of something else… by you! They’re called “Taste of Talking” and were designed by Hank Stallinga. Via […]
If you’ve been to Maker Faire, you’ve likely seen Jon Sarriugarte’s (Oakland, CA) SS Alpha Fox vehicle, or his awesome Boiler Bar. Now he and his cohort are building a Snail Car on top of a stripped down VW bug. You can follow the build here. [Via Boing Boing]
Prompted by the coverage of the AIDG Pico-Hydro system, here and on Gizmodo, Catherine Laine of AIDG asked the developer, Sam Redfield, to provide more information. She tells us that he’s also going to try and get a parts list and tech specs that she’ll share with us. [Thanks, Cat!] Sam Redfield on Pico-hydro at […]
