MAKE Flickr photo pool member iZoo posted up this photo & video of the Gakken Steam Engine car kit, look at it go! – Link & I spotted one on eBay for $54.00 USD. Related: Gakken cup phonograph and vacuum tube radio kits… – Link. Kits @ MAKE – Link. All things steam powered – […]
Good ole’ Chuck @ Toolmonger sent in the weekly “This Week in Tool” he writes – “This week we saw a lot of practical tools ranging from a simple, inexpensive trash can dolly that’ll save your back (and trash can) to a set of high-end, mondo-huge, single-ended ratcheting wrenches that keeps the speed up well […]
Next time I need to actually buy an extension cord, I might get one of these…“A simple method for distributing power in a workshop, these heavy-gauge extension cords have multiple outlets spaced along their length. The outlets have integral dust covers and anchor holes to allow temporary fastening to a wall or exposed studs. The […]
Here’s a good Eprom programmer, good for folks who hack up pinball machines and need to program their chips, $80 or cheaper around the web/eBay… – “The Batronix Eprom Programmer has been developed for amateur constructors as well as small companies that need a programming device for a very affordable price but don’t want to […]
Betsy writes – “We just posted this gallery of heirloom tools, i.e. beautiful hand tools that “your kids will fight over when you’re dead.” They’re really really nice…” – Link.
We covered this Speak-n-Spell kit awhile back, but there’s a new video and more info on the site, looks like a great kit to bring new life to a an old favorite toy… The sound samples are rad… – Talking Toy MIDI Retrofit Features Use MIDI to trigger thousands of sounds–words, word fragments, garbled speech, […]
Chuck sent in some gems from “The Week in Tools”… – “This week we checked out some beautiful handmade French rasps that transcend functionality to become art. (Their irregularly cut and spaced teeth cut better, too.) If you have a grinder in your shop, you could probably use a tool rest, which helps you control […]
