Plastic model kit business card
Designed by Bangkok advertising agency CreativeJuice for plastic model kit giant Tamiya, the letters in this card can be popped out and snapped together to build a robot, a plane, a boat, or a car. [via NOTCOT]
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Funky remote control repair leads to electronics interest
In response to our “Make and Mend” theme, reader Josh, aka Funky Space Cowboy, posted this story about fixing his TV remote control in the theme announcement comments. This is exactly the sort of content we’re hoping for. Thanks, Jason! If you have a repair/maintenance story, please share it in the comments below or email […]
Make and Mend month
The term “make and mend” is a military one, most notably from the Royal Navy, and refers to a day, usually a Sunday, where the sailors would have some down time to fix their kit, mend their uniform, make other repairs, and more importantly, lay around on the decks of their ships, soaking up some […]
Flashlight from galvanized iron pipe
I’m not sure just why this design for a homemade flashlight cased in standard galvanized pipe fittings is so appealing to me, but it is. It’s an entry in Instructables’ ongoing Flashlight Contest from user, ah, “qxnixrfnaozqqx.” The only way to defeat him is to trick him into saying that backwards.
Quick n’ dirty 220 volt converter
This item was in a recent Cool Tools newsletter: When I moved into my apartment I found it had a through-the-wall air conditioner sleeve. I ignored it and installed my window air conditioner. When that old AC died about 3 years ago, I was told by the co-op board that the rules had changed and […]
Using ThingLink’s Photo Tagging Tool
Thinglink just released its new photo tagging tool! Thinglink, which calls itself a “conversational product catalog,” and allows users to share information about objects in photos and follow their favorite designers, had been in private beta for a while (founder Ulla-Maaria Engestrom was a columnist for the Craft print mag). This photo tagging tool adds […]
Tim Oelker’s toolbox with hammer handle
I really like Tim Oelker’s toolbox with hammer handle.