Crazy glass armonica
This “glass armonica” a banned musical instrument apparently “causes insanity†– I’m not sure about that but it’s gorgeous looking and sounding… (more about it at the Wikipedia too).
Retro
Tetris theme on bottles
This trio performs the Tetris theme on bottles of various sizes and water levels. They give you some clues to how they made it, one being the clicking metronome in the background and sped up effect; they must have performed it much slower then sped it up. My lips hurt just looking at it, though. […]
Steampunk Maker Faire wrap-up
The steam mechanics, oilpunks, contraptors, neo-Victorians cosplayers, retro-futurists, post-apocalyptic Playa pirates, New Dandies, and electric cowboys were all out in force at this year’s Bay Area Maker Faire. There was the Victorian castle on wheels, the steam-powered runabout, the steam-effects scooter, the fire-spewing bar with vaudeville side-stage, the radio-tubed Theremin, and the outdoor Victorian sitting […]
HOW TO – Make a kicking mule articulated wooden toy
Dug writes in with the making of a kicking automata mule. The mule consists of four components: head, ears, front legs joined to the main body, and hindquarters. Pieces of brass rod hold the various parts together, and lengths of string keep them articulated – via Automaton blog.
DIY analog tape delay machine
From the Make: Flickr Pool: V2 of my Tape Delay Machine uses two walkman type tape players. One is a Realistic Stereo Mate and the other is a Memorex XB. Both players have a similar footprint, so I arranged them side by side and connected them together. A single tape loop runs through two modified […]
Molly “Porkshanks” Friedrich at Maker Faire
“Pandimensional importer/exporter” Molly “Porkshanks” Friedrich will be showing off some of her otherworldly wares in the Contraptors’ Lounge at the Maker Faire next weekend. When not winking in and out of the spacetime continuum, Molly fashions really cool wearable art/jewelry and retro-futuristic gadgetry and sells them via Dangerous Detritus. [Photo of Molly by Libby Bulloff, […]
Datamancer works his magic, on desktop, at Maker Faire
Besides the venerable Jake von Slatt, one of the other retro-tech fabricators whose work always tickles my brass is Richard “Doc” Nagy, who self-deprecatingly introduces his online moniker with: “Datamancer” is my dorkish, haXor-sexy, 1337 Interweb nickname. Yeah I’m a dweeb…” Honestly, I don’t know many dweebs with such serious shop chops. What is a […]
