Va3ngc’s DIYObservatory dome via D+N+R. ..last year I started drafting up plans for a brand new wooden dome. On June 7, 2003, my dream of a truly domed observatory finally came to fruition. The entire project took about 3 weeks to complete and actually was not as much work as I thought it would be. […]
We posted about the Japanese scooter scene last week. If it made you interested in modding your own scooter, then this might be a good place for inspiration. The website is in Japanese, and the Google translation isn’t the best, but it is a great series of pictures of the build process. Did I mention […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Member Senseless has been toiling away for a good while now on his “Top Secret!” underground bunker project – and the results are more than impressive! See all the photo-documentation on his Flickr set Related: Duck and Cover! Fall out shelters
QUEST teams up with Make Magazine to make your own pulse jet engine – inside a jam jar. This video is set to premiere on KQED tonight as one of the segments in the episode. The story will air today, Tuesday at 7:30pm on KQED 9 & KQED HD on Comcast 709 and Saturday, May […]
Here’s how to turn an old NES controller in to an Apple remote, fun mod! via Hackmod.
For those unfamiliar – a talk box device allows the user to modulate an instrument’s waveform by changing the shape of their own mouth (see the oft-cited “Do You Feel Like We Do” by Frampton) Though many examples can be found on the ‘nets, this instructable shows a nice straightforward method for building your own […]
Cool puzzle (and making of) over @ Puzzleforge, thanks Erin! In early 2007, I made a pencil sketch of a deep cut vertex turning icosahedron puzzle. I later realized this ground had been covered by others before in dodecahedron form, including Christopher Pelley, who coined the name “Pentultimate”. The first Pentultimate was completed on March […]
