Mechanical toy and automata gift guide
Dug North has posted a two-part Mechanical toy gifts for holidays 2008 on his Automata / Automaton Blog. Mechanical toy gifts for holidays 2008, Part 1 Mechanical toy gifts for holidays 2008, Part 2
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Antique Sock Knitting Machines at Maker Faire Austin – CRAFT Video Podcast
I caught up with Shelly Hatton at Maker Faire Austin, where she was demonstrating antique circular sock knitting machines! Download the MP4 Video or HD Version | Subscribe to CRAFT in iTunes | mov | 3g2 Circular sock machines have been around since the early 1900’s and were built so sturdily that they still survive […]
Uncle Mark 2009 Gift Guide and Almanac
Today’s Cool Tool mailing reminded me about one of my favorite year-end publications: the Uncle Mark 2009 Gift Guide and Almanac. Put out yearly (this year and last, anyway) by Mark Hurst, who runs the Gel Conference, this guide is tremendously unglamourous (in a great way). It’s laid out (and spelled out) in a rather […]
Win 20K in Instructables contest – deadline Jan 4th!
This contest by Instructables is a great opportunity to trick out your workshop! And your entry instructable can be about almost anything, as long as it uses tools! The deadline is coming up, so get your entires in! From the site: The Craftsman Workshop of the Future Contest is here and we have $20,000 worth […]
DIY Panavise base
Adam writes in – You can buy weighted bases that are specifically made for the Panavise 201 Jr; but I had the materials lying around and a lot of times making stuff is funner than buying it. I used a 2.5lb plate weight (or dumbbell weight) for the weighted base. The only modification needed was […]
HOW TO – SX-150 button mod
A number of people have asked for more info on how I modded the Gakken SX-150 analog synthesizer for pushbutton usage. If you’d like to add a DIY keyboard youself, check out my recipe – Parts – Feel free to experiment with other resistor/trimpot values and using more/less switches. The basic idea here is to […]
Designer Moleskines
One of the longest standing information systems has got to be the notebook. With a notebook, you can put any idea down on paper, and get it out of your mind. Often this will give you more room for new and maybe even better ideas. Sometimes, the notebook itself can become a wonderful object in […]