Entry Lamp with Cork Base & Mesh Sphere Shade
For my first instructable, I want to share a quick and simple project that I recently made as part of a birthday present for my wife. It's easy to build and can be done in just a few hours. At our...
View ArticleThese Gorgeous Ceramics Are Made By Blasting Music Below A 3-D Printer...
Solid Vibration from StudioVanBroekhoven on Vimeo. Letting music and a 3D printer to shape ceramics. via fastcodesign Instead of using a potter’s wheel or cast to make his ceramics, Van Herpt builds...
View ArticlePublic Lab Puts Eco Justice in the Hands of Citizen Scientists
A network of DIY environmentalists is helping monitor oil cleanups and busting polluters. Read more on MAKE The post Public Lab Puts Eco Justice in the Hands of Citizen Scientists appeared first on...
View ArticleThese 5 Things Make an Optimus Prime Cake Actually Transform
Here's a closer look at the platform that makes this Optimus Prime Cake actually transform (plus tips to make your own). Read more on MAKE The post These 5 Things Make an Optimus Prime Cake Actually...
View ArticleBuilding the PinBox 3000 Cardboard Pinball Machine
Make: magazine Projects Editor Donald Bell walks through his build of the Pinbox 3000 cardboard pinball kit. Read more on MAKE The post Building the PinBox 3000 Cardboard Pinball Machine appeared first...
View ArticleSkill Builder: Servo Controllers #makereducation
Hone your servo skills with this helpful piece from Make. Servomotors do the heavy lifting in countless robotic, animatronic, and other projects, and because they’re so visible, it’s easy to overlook...
View ArticleMatt the Radar Technician Cosplay
Adam Driver hosted Saturday Night Live on January 17 and starred in a parody of Undercover Boss. This version, called Star Wars Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base, saw Driver reprise the role of Kylo...
View ArticleColorful Segmented Wooden Vase
My wife and I made these vases for Mother's Day, but they are a perfect gift for any occasion. If you are new to woodturning, this is a good chance to try out a segmented piece. The woods we used were...
View ArticleSteampunk Running Shoe Dryer: The Rauthbauer Pedo-Dessicator
This device dries running shoes by gently blowing warmed air through them. Air is pumped into a vintage makeup box and warmed by a 60 Watt bulb. It then enters a bifurcated iron pipe and is expelled...
View ArticleHappy Safer Internet Day! #SaferInternetDay #betterinternet #SID2016...
Today is Safer Internet Day – let’s all do what we can to help make the internet a safer place! Here’s some information about Safer Internet Day in the US: Safer Internet Day gained official...
View ArticleMy DIY Heart on Your Sleeve Pin
Here’s how to create your own quirktastically literal heart on your sleeve pin (with my oh-so-artistic free template). grab some heart-coloured fabric scrap (I used the remains of a fleece scarf), an...
View ArticleA Birdcage Makeover Into a DIY Cat Bed. Sylvester the Cat Would Be Proud.
When I saw a birdcage at my local Habitat for Humanity ReStore, I thought DIY ‘Cat Bed.’ So it might not be everyone’s reaction to seeing a birdcage, but as a cat mom, a DIY cat bed seemed perfect....
View ArticleGeometry of Music Spirl Light Sculpture #ArtTuesday
Thanks to Jason Cooper for writing in to share his really awesome Arduino Mega project! Check out more info here. It’s alive! Music enthusiasts may enjoy this. I initially had the idea for this light...
View ArticleIsana Yamada’s Translucent Whale Sculptures, Samsara #ArtTuesday
How stunning are these sculptures?! From My Modern Met via RocketNews24: Isana Yamada’s tranquil graduation project is drawing the attention of admirers inside and outside the classroom. The Tokyo...
View ArticleSmoked Chili & Chilifest
My fiance and I hosted our very own Chili-fest with a total of 9 chili entries and 32 people total. It was a ton of fun and we will be having one each year as everyone had a great time and a lot of...
View ArticleSmart Traffic Lights for EMERGENCY Vehicles
In India there is no option in traffic lights to give way to emergency vehicle which is being implemented in this project. This will help to reduce the daily task of the traffic policeman and also...
View ArticleNeed help with clogged airless tip
Friend of mine let me borrow his Titan Advantage 100 airless so I could spray a large wall at my workshop. Using exterior latex (it's what we had) and everything was going fine. Got most of the wall...
View ArticleLeather Apple Watch Strap
My friend Mat and I make leather DIY kits, so when he got an Apple Watch for Christmas, guess what we did?!There are tons of great Instructables on making leather projects with traditional tools -...
View ArticleBridging the Gap Between Curriculum and IT #makereducation
Interesting piece by Mike Patterson from EdTech Magazine. People now want to talk about the recent power shift from IT to the curriculum side. Why is there a power shift? School leaders, school board...
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