Want a lathe? Make one from junk
This project is kind of mad, but the results could be pretty useful.
Something I want to learn to do…
How to make a slip ring connection for a spinning sign
I am working on a new project, and I need an electrical connection that can rotate 360 degrees. You can buy a slip ring or rotating electrical connector, but then again, you can attempt to make your own.
Bath-tub steam boat really works!
Steve writes in with this neat take on the classic bathtub playtoy, the tugboat. At first glance it seemed like a regular old wooden play boat, but there is something cooler here- it has a working steam engine!
Frankenstein, an all-tube home theater system
What could be better than a tube amplifier? How about an entire surround sound system built out of tubes!
Circuit bent camera reacts to sound
Gijs Gieskes hooked up a circuit bent camera to a VU meter to create the VU Cam.
How-To: Cure colorblindness in an adult primate
OK, OK, this is probably something you shouldn’t try on yourself, a loved one, or even a close friend. Still, it’s pretty flippin’ amazing: a full-grown animal, permanently (apparently) cured of a genetic defect by a few injections. Can X-people be that far behind?
(That’s a rhetorical question, BTW; those of you who know the real answer to that question is “yes,” just chill and give me my moment.)
Here is the original abstract at Nature.
Paris 2007, a popularity meter
Tim Schwartz made clever use of an old indicator dial with his piece Paris, 2007.
