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ThingamaKIT

ThingamaKIT

Customize your noise-generating robot-themed analog synth by building your own! The Bleep Labs popular Thingamagoop robot is now available in kit form as the ThingamaKIT, so you can make it entirely unique. More: Thingamagoop alarm mod Halloween-themed Thingamagoops Robots at Maker Faire Austin

Glue Gun Recall

Heads up, Crafters–there’s been a glue gun recall. Be sure to check and see if this one if hanging around in your stash of crafting tools. Dollar Tree recalls 470,000 China-made glue guns Tue Jun 24, 8:55 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dollar Tree Inc recalled about 470,000 Chinese-made hot glue guns because they are […]

Guerilla guide to CNC machining

Guerilla guide to CNC machining

Michal Zalewski writes: The page is a remarkably thorough guide to setting up a CNC robot workshop at home, and a first article in a series on CNC robotics. I created it simply because there are virtually no books or useful reference pages for people who want to get into @home fabrication without an extensive […]

Pocket sundials

Pocket sundials

Nice collection of Pocket sundials. Pocket sundials can be over 1000 years old, arguably making them the world’s first watches – and with no moving parts to break. Typically they were carried by shepherds, where there are a variety of designs, from the French Pillar Sundial to the Tibetan Time Stick. More: DIY Sundial for […]

Build your own mechanical TV kit

Nice find and background information about this “build your own mechanical TV kit” @ Retrothing (the video is great!)… Here’s an opportunity to build and own a televisor similar to the device created by Scottish inventor John Logie Baird in 1924. Middlesex University Teaching Resources have released a clever £28.56 kit that includes everything necessary […]