Tom writes – “Check out Steven Tafts excellent summary of how he built a homebrew omniscope anamorphic pinhole camera from some wood and pvc pipe! His design makes images that were previously only possible using a commercially available camera that costs $100s of dollars more!” – Link.
Here’s a recipe on making your own play dough, it almost sounds kinda tasty – [via] – Link. Pictured here, more homemade play-dough (bigger batch recipe) – Link.
We bought the new Dremel Stylus, and so far it’s working out – Theodore made his own version – “How to improve handling and control on your Dremel Multi, in BETA version for now. This is student-budget style.” – Link. Related: Dremel introduces ‘Stylus’ for precision modding – Link. Dremel Stylus, it’s nice – Link.
John writes – “How to make turn a silver 50c coin into a ring using a hammer. Date, 50c, United States, and Liberty visible inside ring” – Link. Previous: How to make a Coin Ring – Link.
Susan writes – “Marie O’Connell writes a guest-article on Richard Hess’s blog about audio tape restoration. O’Connell’s piece is mind-blowing for its ingenuity. She solved the problem of Sticky Shed Syndrome with an IV bag, tubing, piano felt, windshield wipers, and a tape deck… oh, and of course, isopropyl alcohol.” – Link.
TJIC writes – “Here’s the first half of a two-part informal guide to welding up useful shop stuff using old bed frames scavenged on garbage day.” – Link. Related: Primer: Welding by Mister Jalopy. If you need metal stuck together, there is no quicker path than buying a portable 110-volt wire-feed welder. Mr. Jalopy’s introduction […]
Hobbyman writes – “The robot sunflower is made from plastic parts taken from old CD drivers and junk home equipment; a small dc motor and reduction gear from the CD-R sawed together with some plastic parts, a tiny solar panel, some other plastic parts taken from an old aquarium filter and a simple, 4 transistor […]
