New York Times on Makers building space gear – “Contracts belonged mostly to the Boeings of the world. Tinkerers and students were kept at the far edge of the periphery. But with budgets tightening and the obstacles to human space exploration looking more daunting, NASA is enlisting the expertise of outsiders. For example, the agency […]
A MAKE reader writes in about a new Maker-y looking food hacking show – “A New Show on FoodTV Canada where 3 guys make weird contraptions to cook/prepare food! The premiere episode “Kick the Can Icecream” they modded a full-size refridgerator into an icecream maker mixed with a dishwasher motor.” – Link. Related: Food hacking […]
Great kit for pinstripoing your latest computer case mod or robot companion – “Practice Pinstriping with Kafka. Refine style or develop a new skill, before the brush touches your car or a sign. The legendary Steve Kafka assembled this easy to follow teaching system to help the beginner or seasoned striper learn to use his […]
Udi writes – “Here Brian shows how to build a homemade cheap flash bouncer. The flash bouncer can be used to increase the size of a hot-shoe flash. The bouncer is great and very easy to build. An alternative to the bouncer is the home made softbox. Another option for building this homemade flash bouncer […]
FrankG writes – “The age old spring ritual of boiling down maple syrup coupled with scrap metal metal recovery, and even a bit rocketry mixed in…” – Link.
Tom writes – “A clever man makes a very usefull solar cooker using a car sunshade and a plastic bag. “ – Link.
Mr. Jalopy has a ton of great articles in MAKE, and now he has a great new blog about his adventures in making and finding, here’s a good one – “The feature that keeps the Junktown readers coming back for thrilling updates. Each week, the most compelling item from garage sales is photographed. Please take […]
