Book on building snow shelters
Over at the Cool Tools blog, Kevin Kelly just reviewed How to Build an Igloo: And Other Snow Shelters by Norbert E. Yankielun. I really wish I had this book as a kid; snow forts are so much fun!
DIY Projects
How to: Make wooden Amplifier Knobs
This is a really easy solution for replacing a missing knob on your classic amplifier. These knobs become brittle over time and can easily break when being moved around. The replacement knobs can be made in a few minutes from some scrap materials. Few weekends ago I was trying to find on the net some […]
French knitting: Make the tools and weave with plastic
This project is perfect for the Maker/Crafter household. They describe how to make a wooden bobbin, a weaving loom, and finally, how to weave a bag from recycled materials. Make sure to check out all 3 pages. More about French Knitting [part 2] [part 3]
Building a Baghdad battery
Here’s an Instructable on building primitive batteries, interesting not so much for its (low-current, low-voltage) results but as a nice overview of a different way of making batteries. Also check out this Wikipedia entry on earth batteries, which I found via this Instructable.
3D printed business card holder
From the MAKE Flickr pool, user pixl8ed printed his own business card holder out of FDM plastic from his own 3D design. Neat!
Mac mini Apple pie
Mac mini Apple pie – it doesn’t get better than this folks.
Machine Collective: physical interface prototype
From the Make Flickr Pool: Erik has created a nice collection of PCBs for Arduino. They are part of a larger project for the Machine Collective. In spite of all the smart, multifunctional and state-of-the-art controllers that are commercially available today, there is a continuous demand for custom physical interfaces and configurable controllers. When using […]