Mona Lisa from computer parts
Here’s a Mona Lisa made from a ton of random computer parts – good idea if you have a lot parts but ran out of functional things to make Link.
DIY Projects
LEGO Flash drive
Stickman has a pretty spiffy homemade LEGO flash drive – “It uses a 128MB Dick Smith electronics USB flash drive. The casing of the DSE drive was easy to remove and from there it was a matter of resizing the circuit board (it was slightly too large to fit inside a 2×4 Lego brick) by […]
Make your own hydropower
Here’s a pretty good PDF on making your own mini-hydropower plant using (mostly) things you already have around the house – Link.
Building a Vacuumform table
Mozzwald writes – “Found this page about how to make a Large vacuumform table for molding. I remember seeing a small version on here before and thought this would be helpful as well. The site has plenty of other how-to’s on making molds for costumes.” – Link.
HOW TO – Extract DNA from anything living
Here’s how to extract DNA from peas (or just about anything else) using meat tenderizer for enzymes, water, rubbing alcohol, salt and a blender – Link.
HOW TO – Make your own Ethernet “splitter”
Chris writes – “With an Ethernet “splitter”, you can simultaneously connect two computers (or other network devices) on one Ethernet cable. You can buy Ethernet splitters for approximately $ 20.00 USD but you also can make your own. Context: One office, one ethernet jack and two computers, or One living room, one ethernet jack and […]
Message to Pretty at Juniortown Gallery
Crafter and artist Julie Smith gave us the scoop on the opening party of “Message to Pretty” (MAKE post here), the Chicago Art vs. Craft show going on now through June 10th which features the works of Elisabeth Doherty (amigurumi), Erinn Kennedy (paintings), Julie Smith (amigurumi), and Olivia Ortego (paintings) . Julie says, “Message to […]