HOW TO – Make sandals made from old tires
I have some shoes that are made from old tires, and here are some sandals you can make yourself, also made from old tires – [via] – Link. Previous: Shoes made from recycled stuff… – Link.
DIY Projects
$100 Sailboat
Ed writes – “Here’s a site on how to build and race your own sailboat for around a $100 dollars. Also a lot of information about sailing and how to get started.” – Link.
HOW TO – Make traffic light triggers
Blacksmith_tb writes – “Not feeling ferrrous enough to trip the induction loops that trigger green lights? No problem – just epoxy a rare earth magnet to your shoe! Inspired by a product marketed to motorcyclists, which is basically a big neodymium magnet to stick under your ride. I thought it might be better to get […]
HOW TO – Make your sound sing with Vocoders
The O’Reilly Digital Media Center has a fun how to on making Cylon-y sounding voices – “You’ve heard their smoothly sexy yet alien voices. Vocoders are devices that make ordinary sounds sing or speak recognizable words. In this hands-on tutorial, Jim Aikin explains how vocoders perform their magic and how to set up your own […]
Treehouse building workshop
Tim writes – “We will be sponsoring a treehouse building workshop in Santa Cruz, CA (about an hour south of San Francisco) on May 5,6 and 7th. The world famous treehouse builder and innovator Michael Garnier will be teaching the workshop. He owns Treesort treehouse resort in Takilma, OR and has built a treehouse for […]
HOW TO – Set up your own personal Wikipedia
Gina on Lifehacker has a great guide on setting up your own Wiki – could be really handy for collaborative projects and other Maker activities. “The software that runs Wikipedia, called MediaWiki, is freely available for anyone to install. Today we’ll set up MediaWiki on your Windows PC and get started with a video demonstration […]
Nokia 7610 gaffer tape fisheye mod
Bre writes – “I collect lenses out of cameras and put them on other stuff. I used gaffer tape to make my nokia 7610 have a fisheye.” Full photo set here – Link. If you get bored with your camera phone, this is a lot of fun.