Nov 28th, 2008
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Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool, user even-star posted up this cross stitch pattern for the programmer in your life: “When in doubt, comment it out.” I can’t wait to see the finished piece!
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Nov 28th, 2008
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This is a plotter-type printer that is powered by a LEGO NXT. The website has a bunch of pictures and some videos. There are even screen shots of the code, but that’s about it. I hope there is more information posted soon.
A little More about the LEGO powered Bluetooth printer [Let’s Make Robots]
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Nov 28th, 2008
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Canstruction ‘08 features some very awesome works built entirely from canned foods -
Canstruction is an international charity competition that opened last Thursday at the Winter Garden and Courtyard Gallery of the World Financial Center, featuring giant structures built entirely out of cans of food. Top architectural and engineering firms in over 100 cities across North America participate in Canstruction, collecting millions of pounds of food for local food banks — the New York City show features local architectural and engineering talent. At the close of the competition, all of the food from the show will be donated to City Harvest.
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Canstruction - Sculptures made from can stacking
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Nov 28th, 2008
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This is my super lighter
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Nov 28th, 2008
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Who said making a Trebuchet has to be an all day project? This version took less than 2 hours to build and the results are great. The tennis ball flew 30′, which is fairly impressive. You should be able to get even better results some slight modifications.
The purpose of this project was to design and create a working model trebuchet - capable of launching tennis balls - and manufactured from scrap materials in as short a time as possible.
With that in mind, it’s not going to be a beautiful, efficient or durable machine, but hopefully it will still work…
How to Make a Trebuchet in 2 hours
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Nov 28th, 2008
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I had a lot of extra cards so i made this case
What you need.
2 cards
a piece of cardboard (that is a thick or thicker than the usb.)
scissors
tape or glue ( i used tape)
pen
Cut the cardboard and trace the usb onto the cardboard.
Cut the cardboard so that when covered with the card you can’t s…
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Nov 28th, 2008
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Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: “free form hand embroidered colour storm!” by Flickr user chimaera2007.
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Nov 28th, 2008
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Bonnie Burton says:
Every Tusken Raider needs a trusty bantha to ride around Tatooine. These elephant-sized creatures with long ram-like horns first showed up in A New Hope. It’s easy to make your own cuddly bantha with some felt, stuffing, thread and a lot of love.
She shared detailed instructions for how to make your own Bantha plush.
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Nov 28th, 2008
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This project is perfect for the Maker/Crafter household. They describe how to make a wooden bobbin, a weaving loom, and finally, how to weave a bag from recycled materials. Make sure to check out all 3 pages.
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Nov 28th, 2008
Blogsnapper at 02:11 pm Instructables has put together a list of suggestions for make-it-yourself gifts. I bet there’s going to be a lot of handmade gifts this year. Great! A wonderful silver lining to leaner times.
I have a scarf that a friend knitted me for my last birthday. I was so touched that someone had taken that much time to make something just for me. It felt as though her affection for me was actually encoded in the scarf, in the many hours of knitting it. I think about this every time I grab it from the closet and put it on. I’m not sure any purchased item would communicate the friendly love and devotion, the true notion of “gift,” the way this scarf does.
I’m hoping to make most of my gifts this year. In fact, my son and I are planning on doing one of the projects from The Best of Instructables and giving one to all of our family members. (I’m not going to say which one ’cause I don’t want to spoil the surprise.)
Here are a few of the ideas for gifts that the Instructables team put together:
Make a Custom Lift-the-Flap Book for a Toddler
I provide childcare in my home for three toddlers and I’ve noticed that they really love board books with flaps that open. So for Christmas I made three customized lift-the-flap books for them. This instructable will explain how to make your own and give some tips on how to make the process a little easier.
We included this speaker project in The Best of Instructables and Instructables had them at their booth at Maker Faire Austin. They looked pretty cool online, they look A LOT cooler in person! Really unique and beautiful. Of course, this isn’t a cheap project, but one the recipient will never forget.
Black and white is totally trendy right now, and what’s hotter than adding a little “bling” to your life? So here’s a super quick (only six steps!) note card design that you can make as a gift for that really hip gal in your life - or keep for yourself and use them as thank you’s for all the not-so-hip gifts you’ll be getting for Christmas!
There are so many amazing things you can do with paper products and crafting supplies. A trip to a Micheal’s or places like PaperSource will give you all sorts of great ideas, for both presents and wrapping and packaging ideas. This Instructable shows just how easy and cheap it is make very swanky stationary with just a few special craft supplies and materials.
Photo cube - frameless, cheap and easy!
I made this as a birthday card for my sister, but it’s also a great cheap way to display photos without having to buy a frame. It would also make a lovely personalized bauble or gift box.
You could also use these as gift boxes.
Audio Visual Art….FOTC Style
This guy made a LED back-lit, singing painting for his wife, as an homage to the Flight of the Conchords. You could obviously take the idea somewhere else entirely.
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These are just some of the great ideas for homemade gifts. Instructables is a giant treasure-trove of ideas. And so is The Best of Instructables.
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Instructables.com has become one of the most popular magnets for makers and DIY enthusiasts of all stripes. Now, with more than 10,000 projects to choose from, the Instructables staff, editors of MAKE: Magazine, and the Instructables community itself have put together a collection of home, craft, food and technology how-to’s from the site. The Best of Instructables Volume 1 includes plenty of clear, full-color photographs, complete step-by-step instructions, and tips, tricks, and new build techniques you won’t find anywhere else.
Highlights from the book:
* 336 pages, 6-5/8 x 9-3/8, same dimensions as The Best of MAKE and MAKE magazine.
* Over 120 projects!
* Projects cover everything from food hacking and making home furnishings from junk to building robots and CNC milling machines. And in-between you’ll find projects on arts, crafts, costume-making, tool tips, themed photo galleries, and tons more.
* There are also the results of the Community Choice contest winners (the best of Instructables as voted by its members) and links to their projects.
* There are key user comments from the site throughout, called User Notes, and even a section in the back for you to keep your own User Notes as you build the projects.
We tried to involve the Instructables community as much as possible in the creation of the book (we were in direct communication with several hundred authors!). We hope the results do this maker community proud. It was a thrill ride to be sure.
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