Aug 29th, 2008

Drupal Knitting Charts

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Emma Jane Hogbin has finally released her Drupal logo knit charts, perfect to knit up some Drupal socks for those techy knitters out there. (Photo of Emma at left by Richard Weait.)

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Aug 29th, 2008

HOW TO - Make Fabric Labels

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Learn how to make labels for your fabric projects with an ink jet printer and a prepackaged colorfast fabric sheet. via Whip Up.

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Aug 29th, 2008

Banksy in New Orleans

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Some striking work from Banksy in New Orleans.

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Aug 29th, 2008

1-megabit cufflinks

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From the MAKE Flickr photo pool

Geek-chic for formal occasions - JMarier’s EPROM cufflinks sure to leave a ‘memorable’ impression. - Atmel Cufflinks B on Flickr

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Capacitor Robot Charm

This weekend only - 20% discount in the Maker Shed with coupon code “dogdays”

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Aug 29th, 2008

How toxic is it?!?

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The crew at NYCResistor conducted a series of “burnination” experiments to determine the chlorine content of materials before running them through a laser cutter. They confirm recent suspicions that moleskine notebook covers contain the PVC or other chlorinated plastics. Smart move - too often I’m left wondering, “how toxic is that?” after accidentally(or intentionally) melting/burning/exploding something. More info on their technique - How to Identify Polymers with Burnination

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Laser cutting Moleskines…

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Aug 29th, 2008

How to fix your car exhaust, without welding or power tools.

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The old clunker’s exhaust was blowing a bit, so I sealed it.



Then it fell off. It had rusted right through between the catalytic converter and the silencer.



"You know what you’re going to have to do, don’t you?", said Kitewife.



"Fix it?"



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Aug 29th, 2008

[video] Cooking Eggs-Without A Pan

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When Ever you go Camping Dont Pack heavy pans to do your cooking Watch this video and and find out what to pack instead. Camping/Cooking Tips






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Aug 29th, 2008

How to Make a Boomerang (The Robot Returns with the Dark Kite)

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I’d never made a boomerang before, so I thought it was about time.



This is two boomerang projects in one. The instructions for each are remarkable similar, and you can follow the differences in the notes on the images.



Traditional boomerangs have two forms: there are the straight, hunting boomera…


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Aug 29th, 2008

Reminder: CRAFT: 08 Release Parties on Saturday!

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Just a friendly reminder that we have not one, but two release parties coming up this weekend, which we hope you’ll stop by for!

On Saturday in Austin, come enjoy snacks and hands-on crafting while we celebrate our new issue as well as the release of Jennifer Perkins’ great new book. Tomorrow we’ll be telling you more about the book, and will also be running a Craft Biz Q+A with Ms. Perkins herself.

CRAFT: 08 Release Party & NSC Book Release
Saturday, August 30, 3-6pm
Craft-o-Rama
3100 S. Congress Ave.
Austin, TX
ph: 512-707-2405
www.austincraftorama.com
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Also on Saturday, the peeps from SuperCute! and Indie Craft Experience will be leading fun make-and-take demonstrations, offering up special subscription deals on CRAFT, giving out some stylin’ CRAFT teeshirts and more!

CRAFT: 08 Release Party
Saturday, August 30, 1-5pm
@ Young Blood Gallery & Boutique
636 N Highland Ave.
Atlanta, GA
ph: 404-254-4127
www.youngbloodgallery.com
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Aug 29th, 2008

Arduino Noisemaker

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This is just the beginning of a more complex Arduino powered noisemaker. Apparently the next version will also include midi controls. I really want to see this project developed further, especially the midi integration.

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