Steampunk “Dardenbahst”
The crazy steampunk machine – [via] Link
Retro
Steve Lodefink on D+R
MAKE contributor Steve Lodefink is guest blogging on Mister Jalopy and Mark Frauenfelder’s Dinosaurs and Robots blog. Sample post: This 1955 Popular Science article shows us the dawn of the CNC machine tool age. Sure, the history is super interesting, but I can’t stop looking at the cute little tape-munching computers in the opening spread. […]
Refilling Varsity fountain pens
A few years ago, a friend turned me on to Pilot Varsity disposable fountain pens. I have not picked up another stylus since. The only problem is that the pens are kind of hard come by in bricks and mortar office supply and they’re … well disposable. You can refill them with some effort at […]
NES cartridge clock
Amp points us to Etsy seller GeekGear’s NES cartridge clock. An excellent remake candidate for those games you didn’t like so much. – Link. Related: NES alarm clock – Link. Harddrive clock – Link.
Beer pouring robot
Not only is this robot beautiful, it dispenses beer. Most of the parts were salvaged or purchased from McMaster-Carr. It’s remote controlled, and allows the operator to speak to the person being served. Do you think the bot checks ID’s? – Link
No more Polaroid… instant film – and MAKE’s look at Polaroid projects
It looks like Polaroid is getting out of the instant film biz, if you use these for art, fun or whatever stock up! – Polaroid is dropping the technology it pioneered long before digital photography rendered instant film obsolete to all but a few nostalgia buffs… Polaroid instant film will be available in stores through […]
Best and worst in arcade cabinet building…
James from RetroBlast writes “I am submitting three items all featured at RetroBlast in one way or another and all having to do with custom-built arcade cabinets. The three represent the best to the worst in arcade cabinet building.” James outlines the good, bad and ugly of making your own arcade cabinets – regardless of how these turned out, there are lot of things to learn from the approach many of the Makers took. I actually like some of the “ugly ones”…
