Chris reviewed “The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments” as well as “Mr Wizard’s 400 Experiments in Science”, he writes – “Mr Wizards 400 Experiments in Science”. (Reno: “Emilio Lizardo is a top scientist, dummkopf.” Perfect Tommy: “So was Mr. Wizard.” -The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, now available on DVD!). Written by Mr Wizard himself, Don […]
Greetings everyone! It’s hard to imagine that an entire year has passed since MAKE asked me to write last year’s Steampunk gift guide. What a year it’s been too! Last year, I still had some doubt that Steampunk was a bona fide subculture, but so much has happened in the course of the year that […]
Photography courtesy of Terry A. Perdue – The Soul of an old heathkit by Dale Dougherty. Howard Nurse built hundreds of Heathkits, starting in the 1950s with a ham radio transmitter kit, the DX-40. As a kid, he loved to go to sleep reading the catalog, which was a window into the world of electronics […]
Anyone can make their own flaming, fuming, booming DIY chemistry set as good as those from the golden age, or better!
Todd Lappin, of Telstar Logistics, made this sweet mobile home bar from an old SAS airline galley cart he got in an aircraft boneyard. The Beautiful Utility of Airline Galley Carts
In hard times, nostalgic toys strike a chord – I think it’s more than the economy that’s causing parents to take another look at the classics, TinkerToys have always stood the test of time, they beat most cheap import crap-plastic-toy any day… give these to a kid and they’re set for months – I think […]
Mister Jalopy hipped us to these amazing handmade radios from Tom Kipgen. The triangular wonder above is called Radio Moscow (’cause the finned brass plate cap Tom fabbed reminded him of Russian onion domes). As Mister J points out, for something this beautifully crafted, the asking price is a song. Wander the site for other […]
