Facadeprinter – distance printing machine
The Facadeprinter by Martin Fussenegger and Michael Haas is distance printer that uses paint balls to print images, like this bunny, from up to 50 feet away… [via] – Link. Related: MAKE art – Link.
Made On Earth
Canstruction – Sculptures made from can stacking
The “Canstruction” winners have been posted online… Incredible sculptures, made from cans. All for a good cause… – “Canstruction combines the competitive spirit of a design/build competition with a unique way to help feed hungry people. Competing teams, lead by architects and engineers, showcase their talents by designing giant sculptures made entirely out of canned […]
Street based ink refilling
Street Use points to an interesting site ‘Future perfect” (Nokia) that has a large collection user-research, repair culture type posts and observations from around the world … Like this one, the ink refilling services in in the streets of Ho Chi Minh City above and Delhi – [via] – Link. Related: Refill ‘er up – […]
Svo’s oscillating steam engine
MAKE Flick photo pool member Svofski built a steam engine without needing the usual expensive tools… – “I’ve been long fascinated with steam power. Using some spare time I’d been lucky to have, I started building my model. There are plenty of succesful examples of homebuilt steam models on the net, however all of them […]
Giant NES@!
Here’s a giant NES measuring in at 8 ft. wide, 3ft height, 3ft long, and in weighing in at 400 pounds… [via] Thanks James! – Link (10/01/06 entry). Related: This goes great with the world’s largest NES Controller! – Link. NES archives, hacks, mods and more – Link.
Safe man – history of safes and safe cracking
Safebreaking – is a concise history of British safes and safe cracking – “This is a condensed history of the British safe, the development of which came about mainly as the safemaker’s response to the Victorian cracksmen whose skill and ingenuity with basic handmade tools was quite admirable. By the turn of the Century, as […]
Coffee tables made from jet parts… bombs and more…
InterFlight studio has an incredible collection of coffee tables made from jet engines, wings, bombs, wings and other aviation parts – pictured here, the F4 phantom table! [via] – Link. Related: DIY Jet engine mirror – Link.