Eclectic junk from the four corners of the ‘Net. And pictures too!
You can never have enough projects, right? Well I think that’s true. Tonight I finished my tutorial on how to hollow out a light bulb and re-use it for other things like art projects and science stuff. So don’t throw out that dead light bulb, make it into a salt shaker or something…
Who says you need to buy a Nikon or a Canon or even a Minolta to own an SLR when you have cardboard and paste handy? Sure, it may lack a few creature comforts like shutter speeds faster than bulb or a F stops on the lens, but you don’t need those to take a nice photograph. I like the orange curved lever that is used to pull up the mirror before you open the shutter, very clever.
Uêba – Cardboard Reflex Camera
Combine thermal reactive glass with shower tiles and you get a beautiful interactive hygienic experience.
[via Ektopia]
Now this is the sort of project I can sink my teeth into. What do you get when you cross a disposable camera flash with a bit of wire, and steel BB’s? A coil gun! Yeah… That’s the good stuff. Jeff provides plans and links to build your own weapon of choice. Have fun and be safe, if you can do the two at the same time. If not you can go as a pirate for next Halloween.
These are quite nice. An artist builds one of a kind lamps from old bottle, pipes and bit of antique brass. This should serve as an inspiration to anyone looking for a project.
[via Boing Boing]
