For years I have wanted to travel to the National Stationery Show held in NY each Spring. This is the place where artists show off their various paper goods for buyers and wholesalers to stock them up in stores. This year there looks to be lots and lots of really beautiful paper goods (cards, wrapping […]
BrianH writes – “I hate it when my cordless drill gives up in the middle of a job. It seems that the supplied battery packs just don’t cut it. So I opened up the battery pack and replaced the NiCads with much longer lasting NiMH batteries. Now I get a much longer use between charges.” […]
Tbone writes – “I came up with this idea after I scored my freebie mini fridge. I put the fridge outside on my deck so it’s main purpose will be an extra beer storage for our frequent BBQ’s. After a hell ride home in traffic, I was thinking “how can I modify this fridge?” Hmmm, […]
J writes – “This is fast becoming my favorite show on televison and the Make ethic is very strong. They pick a long-distance trucker with an old beater, loan him a truck and completely redo his. But they also pick a theme and mod the hell out of the original truck. Mods include a hardwood […]
Here’s a collection of 5 things you can do with old TVs: Plasma globe, Tesla coil, Scope/Audio fun, Jacob’s ladder and a computer case – Link.
Jason made a pretty slick MIDI control box – “The sequence of building my custom MIDI ControlBox to control Ableton Live or Logic Pro. Utilizing a Doepfer Pocket Electronics MIDI DIY kit and a TRESPA 4mm faceplate – I enclosed it in a box that an old deviation voltmeter had once inhabited. It’s cool because […]
Here’s a fully functional LEGO vending machine, it can detect different types of coins and dispenses 3 kinds of treat, source code included – [via] – Link.
