Prison makers
This photo gallery by Marc Steinmetz really illustrates the essence of making what you “need” from what you have at hand; the objects are rough, but incredibly elegant solutions to problems that most of us will never have to solve.
Tools
Gakken Electronics experimentor set
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool After enjoying the Edison phonograph kit I acquired one of Gakken’s EX-150 electronics kit (aka – Denshi Blocks) quite cheaply on the ebays. On top of the neat-o pseudo military aesthetic the kit’s modular components are quite satisfying to arrange and click into place. This is the original version […]
Learning the Game of Life at family reunion
Over at LadyAda’s Tea Party, aspro648 posts about a recent family reunion where they used Adafruit’s Game of Life electronics kits as a build activity for the tweens and teens. They built and joined ten GoL kits. Cool idea! Game of Life – 10 boards! More: Game of Life – An electronics kit Game of […]
Moleskine wallet
Here’s a wallet/cover Richard Bryan made for his Moleskine sketchbook. It’s made out of duck cloth and elastic banding material bought at a fabric store. There are two pockets on the front, one for cash, one for credit cards. The material is taut enough to hold everything securely in place. The second picture shows how […]
Peggy hacks
Evil Mad Scientist Labs has put up a page on recent developments in their Peggy 2.0 Light Emitting Pegboard, including a round-up of Peggy-related hacks, including some incredibly cool Peggy animations. The Peggy Strikes Back
Mutant vise/clamp tool
ToolMonger writes: Riddle time: What do you get when you cross a set of vise-grips with a clamp? Answer: A clamp that strips the hell out of your workpiece — well, maybe if you don’t use the optional protective pads. But no, you get a kick-ass fast-action clamp with a throat depth of 2-1/2″ that […]
ThingamaKIT build photos
Our pal John Edgar Park has posted photos of his building of the new ThingamaKIT from Bleep Labs.
