Xeni visits the Steampunk Tree House, a 40+-foot-tall interactive sculpture created by a group of artists in Oakland, CA, and assembled for the first time at Burning Man. More than 60 people helped to create it, and in today’s episode, you’ll hear from project participants Alan Rorie, Nathaniel Taylor, and David Shulman. Steampunk Tree House […]
Shocking anti-hitcher device, Link. Roller (tank) skates – Link.
Sail biking! Popular Mechanics 1938 – Link. More: Bicycles @ MAKE – Link.
I want a flame gun that “takes the work out of winter” (and has 1,000 and 1 uses) – Link. More: Josh Leo’s Cornstarch Flamethrower – Link. Homemade backpack flamethrower – Link.
This radio ham built a universal battery box out of a cigar box to power his tube projects. Build a Cigar Box Battery Box for Tube Radios – Link
Here’s how to build a beer keg radio from Popular Science 1938 – NOVEL as well as serviceable, the beer-keg radio described on these pages will make a useful addition to the furnishings in your game room. It can be used either as an end table or as a refreshment stand, and, since it is […]
For centuries the Hammesfahr family has been blowing rods of glass into objects of art, I wonder if they’re still doing this? Looks like they had a book Mechanix Illustrated 1947- THE place is a Brooklyn workshop, the year, 1947. George Hammesfahr blows gently into the hollow glass rod and a wine-red bubble puffs slowly […]
