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Yardhunter has an awesome “grave grabber” DIY animated prop made from a low speed high torque motor (a paint mixer) for Halloween, creepy factor +12. Watch the video! – Link. Related: MAKE Halloween projects – Link. MAKE Halloween archives – Link. Enter the MAKE & CRAFT Contests! Makers and Crafters, it’s time to enter our […]
Darn it, the kid costumes in the MAKE & CRAFT contest are quickly approaching cute overload… – “Helmet, chest plate, arm bracers, robot shins: Corrugated cardboard, Elmers glue, spray paint. Velcro straps from my hockey bag were used to keep some parts on. “ – Link. Related: MAKE Halloween projects – Link. MAKE Halloween archives […]
Need more hauling capacity on your bicycle? Primitive Engineering shows you how to make your own “sport utility bike” – “I first started this by bending bits of metal hangars to see what kind of tube bends I’ll need. Then I asked myself – how can I make this easier. Lucky for me, my other […]
Halloween Amigurumi crochet patterns http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=517402 By Arwen O’Reilly I’m a big fan of Julie’s crochet Amigurumi patterns (elephants and polar bears and bumble bees, oh my!), and the Halloween set cracks me up. Make a squat little green witch, a round-eyed ghost, a fat and cheery pumpkin, or a sprawling spider, and scare a giggle […]
Beakmyn writes – “Here’s how to use rigid foam to make realistic tombstones. I made about 12 of these of various sizes and they look very real and if you’ve got a dremel and patience you can make them really intricate.” – Link. Related: MAKE Halloween projects – Link. MAKE Halloween archives – Link. Enter […]
One of our readers sent in the results from the Cordless screwdriver races held at the Hildesheim airport – They write – “11 teams from universities in Germany and Switzerland competed in a race with cordless screwdriver powered vehicles. More pics and videos to follow soon (hopefully)…” – Link & translated page. If anyone knows […]
Michael writes – “Hey guys, I’m a MAKE subscriber and big fan of the zine. I just exhibited my new project “Beat-Bike” at Daley Plaza in Chicago as part of Chicago Artists Month. The Beat-Bike is a bicycle-activated drum machine. Magntes and magnetic switches mounted on the bike activate a series of electronic drum sounds, […]
