Seller Everything Tiny manufactures these itty-bitty hand-blown glass display domes, with press-fit bases, to go with their awesome TinySaur kits, one of which (the T-Rex) is shown above, with tweezers, for scale. But there’s no reason you couldn’t co-opt one to display some other tiny, delicate prize.
Craig Smith wrote in with a brush-cleaning setup he created: Did you know: (1) Most people buy the cheap disposable paint brushes because they don’t want to clean the expensive one-coat brush, or have been burned before by losing an expensive brush to improper cleaning. (2) Most people clean a brush poorly in a one […]
The tinkerpaws over at iFixIt managed to scare up the prematurely posted FCC internal photos of the iPad and were able to remove the PDF layer obscuring the manufacturer parts information. Check out their analysis of the FCC photos. Apple requested this information stay concealed until August 17th. Clearly, the FCC ignored them. iPad FCC […]
Check out Kat Jungnickel’s preso on “Technology You Can’t Live Without” which describes the importance of duct tape! I recently completed a sociology PhD during which I spent a year living with a community wifi group and also with a group of freakbike makers. During this research I noticed one particular technology central in both […]
This quarter, our theme on Make: Online is “Make: Time & Space.” No, we’re not talking about hacking the underlying fabric of reality (altho, if you have any cool projects in that realm, do ping me!). We’re talking about all of the things you can do to organize your life, both physical and mental, to […]
Treehugger has a nice review of MAKE Editor-in-Chief Mark Frauenfelder’s new book, Made by Hand: Do It Yourself. It’s a phrase that’s been snatched up by mainstream culture through televisions shows, best seller books, and craft store kits. But DIY, when you stop and consider it, means so much more than just building your own […]
No, it’s not a comic-book sound effect! Igaaks are a modern version of traditional Inuit snow goggles (Wikipedia), lovingly handcrafted by Paul Celmer of Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, in a range of contemporary materials and finishes. Like their arctic forebears, Igaaks help prevent snow-blindness and improve the focus of distant objects, whether you’re at the pole or on the playa.
