Making a Folding Sewing Box
Build this unique sewing box with simple plans from Instructables.
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Build a Working Microscope for Just Ten Bucks
Have a smart phone? Have $10? That and a few tools are all it will take to build a working microscope to get your kids interested in the smaller universe.
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Make It @ Your Library
I love this idea. A new site, Make It @ Your Library, is working with Instructables and the American Library Association to assist librarians in implementing makerspace projects at their libraries. It makes a lot of sense, and gives libraries another way to engage with their community. I’ll be sharing this with a few local librarians I know and see if we can’t put something locally soon.
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Eat Like a Geek: Peppermint Toads
My daughter recently had a Harry Potter themed birthday party. The festivities of the day are for another article, but part of the Honeydukes gift bags were homemade Peppermint Toads.
Continue ReadingThe Origin of the Skylanders Portal of Power
If you’re a Skylanders fanatic — and we have a lot of those here on GeekDad — be sure to check out Blake Maloof’s post on Make, Alt.GDC: Developing Skylanders’ Innovative “Portal of Power,” in which he interviews Robert Leyland …
Continue ReadingFling Blocks With This Laser-Cut Jenga Pistol
I love how Instructables is starting to sell kits. Case in point, this rubber band gun that shoots Jenga blocks with the help of a rubber band. You can even play Jenga with it! If you want to make your …
Continue ReadingFull of Steam: Random Bits of Brass and Glass
I’d like to take a short break between steampunk book reviews to point fans to some new stuff, some not so new stuff, and some stuff that’s hard to classify. But don’t worry — tomorrow I’ll close out my Week …
Continue ReadingTwitter-Enabled Coffee Pot Will Save Us All
Do you have a coffee pot in your cubicle at work, set to go off at a certain time each morning? And do the vagaries of your commute often mean you arrive to either old, or not-ready coffee? Well, this …
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