The Pop-Pop Steamboat in MAKE Volume 28 calls for using small tea candles for the engine’s heat source, but I found that it didn’t work very well. So I decided...
Posted by Daniel Spangler
Categories: Machining, Art & Design | No Comments
Carl von Linde was dead tired. The eminent engineer, considered the father of the modern refrigerator, had just returned to his home in Germany from a lecture tour that took...
Posted by William Gurstelle
Categories: Tools, Science | No Comments
I have a 25′ cruising tugboat in Florida, and I wanted a small, lightweight ride that I could keep onboard for making beer and ice runs when I pull into...
Posted by Russ Byrer
Categories: Fun & Games, Science | 1 Comment
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