the super fun and super exciting maker faire is fast approaching! how fast? well, the maker faire is this weekend! saturday may 3rd and sunday may 4th at the san mateo county fairgrounds (map)! the maker faire is a metric ton of fun! you should definitely go! here are some pics from 2007’s makers faire to entice you. see you there!
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for spring break week, it’s taxidermy gone wild! yes, monday morning bringeth the beaver jokes with the most awesome beaver case mod ever (maybe the only beaver case mod ever). built by kasey mcmahon. for steaming PC action, check out the specs on that hot beaver too! a very nice beaver at that! some pics of the amazing project below. awesome job kasey! i think i love you!
i am really liking the homebrew biodiesel processors for sale over at biodiesel warehouse. for the price of a new laptop ($2,000) you can get a complete biodiesel processing system that generates 55 gallons of biodiesel fuel in just 3 hours of hands-on processing time. if you’re not liking the hands-on approach, they offer a fully automated biodiesel processor model costing $7,000 but there’s no measuring or mixing of materials required (processes 50 gallons of fuel in about 60 hours). so nice to see these alternative fuel systems becoming much more accessible to the general public.
the 2nd annual maker faire is going on this weekend. saturday, may, 19th from 10am to 6pm and sunday, may 20th, from 10am to 5pm. happening at the san mateo fairgounds. here’s a link with directions to the fairgrounds and here’s a pdf link of a map of the makers faire. am i going? hells yeah! lots to see! just check out the schedule! i am definitely going to check out chicken john’s woodgas pickup truck, the arts, the crafts, the mad science & scientists, hacks, mods, robots, solar inventions, tiny houses, and did somebody say sock monkey madness? yes they did. dammit - why aren’t you going?
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wired has a great maker faire 2007 preview gallery to get you in the mood.
breakfast can be magical and friendly again when you are able to burn any image you want into your toast. i’m talking about DIY laser engraved toast! nice article on how to burn the image of jesus or david hasselhoff or erik estrada onto some bread. the instructions start off with 1) find some time to kill, 2) get access to a laser etching system, and goes from there.
really liking this wine box computer case mod created by my friend jay. fully functional and working PC! complete with corks for the power and reset buttons. quoting jay: “I wanted to build a media center PC, but avoid having a grey or beige box in the living room. Here’s what I came up with.” that’s awesome! jay also mentioned he’s taking suggestions for names for the mighty wine box case mod, so feel free to post suggestions in the comments.
struggling with what to get for the star wars sex fetish geek in your circle of jedi friends? this unique take on restoring order to the galaxy should do it. use the force & stuff stockings in style with this step-by-step DIY post on how to make a laser sword dildo sex toy. brilliant! makes a handy flashlight & conversation starter for when the lights go out too.
it’s october 31st! happy halloween everybody! giantmonster collectively demands that you have the bestest halloween ever! below are some photos of me kickin’ it at work today in my homemade costume, named glergg - intergalactic space traveler. aaw yeah! big thanks to chuck at costumes on haight for the rental of the silver suit! please enjoy the pics!
glergg helps with answering phones …
knots? who needs knots? carrick bend? bowline? trucker’s hitch? trilene? yeah, knots! if you need knots, check out the great site called animated knots by grog! yes, grog. grog seems to love knots. and these knot demos are animated - frame by frame, reversible, fast & slow - so you can learn how to make the knot correctly. how great is that? grog has sections for climbing, fishing, boating/sailing, scouting, search & rescue, and rope care too. a really great resource. i have that trilene knot memorized from my youth. thanks for the link brad!
yet more star wars related halloween stuff. starwars.com has some very nice & easy halloween masks you can download & print for trick or treat fun. PDF format. cut out the eyes, put on yer face - boom! finished. the illustrations are really well done. and credit is given to the artists who drew the masks too. yoda, chewie, & darth to name a few are all up there. but look - there’s no jar-jar! george is learning! special times.
looking for a neat home project? something practical yet mighty? then be sure to check out this do-it-yourself flamethrower project page. amazing step-by-step tutorial on all you could hope for in a home-made flamethrower. this guy is a one man a-team, or at least two and a half mr. t’s rolled into one. if you love gardening yet hate pulling weeds, then this is the project for you!
