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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:...

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How 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!

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Building 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!

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How 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...

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The 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...

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How 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!

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How 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...

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A 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...

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How (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...

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Escher’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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