With all the advances in technology, anti-theft measures for automobiles really haven’t moved along at the same pace. If someone steals your car remote, they can get in, start your...
Posted by Phillip Torrone | Monday January 2nd, 2012 3:00 PM
Categories: Energy, General | 6 Comments
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, this clever idea for recycling dead tires (or storing new ones) from Pittsburgh's Joe Katrincik. It's two smaller plywood circles for the base, a...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Wednesday December 21st, 2011 1:00 PM
Today, on the 75th anniversary of the opening of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, a consortium of San Francisco Bay Area arts organizations have announced a campaign to fund an...
Posted by Sabrina Merlo | Monday December 12th, 2011 8:30 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Electronics, Energy | No Comments
TX/RX member Stephen Cameron built this beautiful Cyclekart, a grown-up version of the go-kart designed to look like a race car from the 1920s. It’s powered by a 6.5 HP,...
Posted by John Baichtal | Tuesday December 6th, 2011 7:00 AM
Categories: Energy | 8 Comments
A Spanish craftsman named Patelo skillfully designed and fabricated this tiny working V-12 motor from stock stainless steel, aluminum, and bronze for his grandchildren Sara, Carmen, Jose and Pablo. It...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday November 28th, 2011 4:00 PM
Categories: Energy, Machining, Workshop | 22 Comments
...if you happen to have a vehicle with about 300,000 units on the odometer. From Alan Parekh's always-delightful Hacked Gadgets.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday November 22nd, 2011 1:00 PM
Categories: Energy, Photography & Video, Science | No Comments
Every Third Thursday the employees of Signal Snowboards get together to get creative with board design and materials, and generally hack on gear at the factory. Recently they laboriously toiled...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Tuesday November 22nd, 2011 2:00 AM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Electronics, Energy, Woodworking | No Comments
At the extreme opposite end of the spectrum from "hobby" machine tools are those used to build ships and power plants. I have no technical details about the lathe shown...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday November 21st, 2011 9:00 AM
Categories: Energy, Machining, Workshop | No Comments
Step 1: Crash a Ferrari. Step 2: Put it in a coffee table. Brilliant! Can't wait to make one for myself, this weekend.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday November 18th, 2011 1:00 PM
Categories: Energy, Furniture | No Comments
If you've contemplated a treadmill desk, but would like a more portable solution, then take a look at the FitDesk. It's perfect for a couple of laps while checking your...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Tuesday November 8th, 2011 2:00 AM
Categories: Energy, Fun & Games, Furniture | 5 Comments
Rick Cavallaro and his team at DDWFTTW succeeded in making a wind powered vehicle that travels downwind at a speed faster than the wind itself. The vehicle is at Maker...
Posted by Brookelynn Morris | Friday November 4th, 2011 10:30 AM
Categories: Energy, General | No Comments
It's being widely reported as the first time an electric multi-copter has carried a human being aloft. Germans Thomas Senkel, Stephan Wolf, and Alexander Zosel are the brains behind e-volo,...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday November 4th, 2011 6:00 AM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Craft, Energy, Fun & Games | 28 Comments
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