DIY repeating crossbow
The Chu-Ko-Nu is a 2,400-year-old Chinese repeating crossbow featuring a 10-shot magazine. It was a marvel of mechanical design that was still in use up until the era of gunpowder weapons. Make:...
View ArticleHow combustible gas detectors are made…
Propaganda flick from the National Association of Manufacturers, but it’s fascinating stuff! Read the Full Story » | More on MAKE » | Comments » | Read more articles in How it's made | Digg this!
View ArticleBuilding a wire turtle (video)
Building a wire turtle (video)… Read the Full Story » | More on MAKE » | Comments » | Read more articles in How it's made | Digg this!
View ArticleHow ink is made
How ink is made! A Chief Ink Maker shows how colour and ink is created from the raw ingredients–powder, varnish, and passion. Everything designers and printers need to know about the process, the...
View ArticleThe Turner’s Cube: Classic machinist’s exercise
This lovely object is more than just an interesting gewgaw: It’s called a “turner’s cube”—so named, I think, because it is a challenge for one who turns on a lathe rather than eponymously—and...
View ArticleHow offset printing ink is made
How ink is made! Go inside the Printing Ink Company to find out how its done. [via Core77] Read the Full Story » | More on MAKE » | Comments » | Read more articles in How it's made | Digg this!
View ArticleHow microwave ovens are made… In Russia
How microwave ovens are made… In Russia – Soviet brand “Horizon” used to make TV-sets, but afterwards it began producing irons, fans, vacuum cleaners and air conditioners. The same factory situated in...
View ArticleA look inside an aircraft repair plant
Folks really liked Russian microwave factory, so here’s another – A look inside an aircraft repair plant…. Take a stroll around the shops of Vnukovo aircraft repair plant – the center of technical...
View ArticleHow (fancy) mattresses are made
Cool Hunting went inside the Hästens mattress production facility in Sweden to take a fascinating look at how horse hair, metal springs, and wool are combined to make “the best bed in the world.” Read...
View ArticleEscher’s Waterfall Video Illusion – An Explanation?
Two weeks ago we covered YouTuber mcwolles‘ remarkable full-motion illusion appearing to show M.C. Escher’s impossible Waterfall in real-time operation. Those of you hungry for an explanation may be...
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