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Capillary action colors calendar in real time
Artist Oscar Diez created this amazing calendar, made of different types of paper and special inks, which is carefully designed to slowly color in the days of the month by… Read more »
Reusing mini-blinds as plant markers
Instructables user mountainmanna has noticed that used mini-blinds are perfect for re-purposing as plant markers. They're lightweight, rustproof, designed to hold up to continued sun exposure, and have a nice… Read more »
How-To: Human powered laundry
Instructables user Thinkenstein tours us through his homemade hand-powered washing machine! I have probably been washing clothes in this hand-powered washing machine for over 25 years. It has two funnels… Read more »
Printing press gets Tron-ified
In an unusual expression of love for a classic flick, Jason Urban decked out his etching press with glow-in-the-dark tape, all vector-style. ... and here I was thinking Tron-folk read… Read more »
Easy-to-build tissue and balsa model planes
Rubber-power.com has some really nice, quick and easy-to-build rubber-band-powered model planes designed by MAKE subscriber Darcy Whyte. There are free, downloadable instructions on the site and info and video on… Read more »
Del Cruiser's "junkfiets" project
Del Cruiser has been working on building a "bakfiets" (box bike/cargo bike) from junked bikes and parts. He's keeping a photojournal of his progress on Flickr. This project was inspired… Read more »
Water-powered jet pack
In the immortal word of Keanu Reeves: "Whoa." A Water-Powered Jetpack Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Makers | Digg this!... Read more »
Akro-Mils storage cases
One of my upcoming Toolbox columns is going to cover shop storage tech. So I was happy to see this positive review of Akro-Mils storage cases in today's Cool Tools… Read more »
Online index of mechanical puzzles
John Rausch's Puzzle World website showcases some incredible and ingenious objects from Rausch's own puzzle collection, and from those of others. The site is divided into categories like interlocking solid… Read more »
Money to burn
Well, to laser-etch, anyway. Brooklyn tattoo artist Scott Campbell makes these laser-cut stacks of $1 bills. Recently shown at a gallery in Miami, the stacks are part of a collection… Read more »
