Destroy Big Tech With a Salvaged Cyberdeck
There’s plenty of tech you can recycle in to a rad cyberdeck if you know where to salvage it from.
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Upcycling Old Phones with Rephone
Students designed brilliant ways to reuse old phones in the Rephone Project.
Upcycle a 3D Printer
Upcycle your gear and transform that old 3D printer into a cool new CNC tool.
Creative Cutlery
Karina Olsen welds incredible animals, real and mythical, out of old silverware.
Retire Your Favorite Shirts Into A New Quilt
In this video Becky Stern shares a project that I find absolutely delightful. She and her mother take all of the T-shirts that she loves, but will likely never wear again, and they upcycle them into a quilt full of memories. In usual style, Becky (and Mom) have done a fantastic job of clearly breaking […]
Disposable Vapes Are A Great Source For Rechargeable Batteries: Here’s How To Use Them
Many people have complaints bout vaping. One of the common complaints is that the industry is incredibly wasteful. These little devices often have perfectly usable internal parts that are destined to end up in the landfill. Becky Stern explains what kinds of things you’ll find in them and more importantly, how to use the best […]
Passing Time: A Clock Made from Beer Bottles
Rick Stanley makes very special clocks. He makes clocks out of beer bottles (over 300 Yuengling beer bottles to be exact), clocks with bicycle bells, clocks featuring coins, dominoes, and fluids. He makes novelty clocks of great complexity alongside his son Vince Stanley in Millville, PA at Stanley Clockworks which they founded in 2006. Rick […]