Category: Making

  • Games in the Park – Wooden Block Stacking Game

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    Mark Zander
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    As a first in what is hopefully a series of “Giant Board Games to Play in the Park”, here is my take on that well known wooden-block-stacking-game. I got all my inspiration from this Instructables Post. Materials Used : 6 – 8′ x 2″ x 4″ SPF (your standard 2×4) 1 can of MinWax Paste…

  • Safari Hunter: The Shiny Pokémon finder

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    Dahlia Clark
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    Ok, here’s what you need to know: Pokémon X/Y is a mildly popular game on the Nintedo 3DS. While playing, you come across wild pokémon that you can catch so they join your team. Very rarely, the wild pokémon you find will be “shiny”, making it highly coveted. Now, it’s known in X/Y that the…

  • Fron and his stirling engine powered car

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    Verdi
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    Fron came in today with his awesome little gas powered toy car. It uses a stirling engine to propel itself and looks to be made entirely out of day manufactured parts. Thanks Fron for bringing in such a cool toy!

  • Have Seat, Will Race!

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    Mark Zander
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    I’ve had a life long love of cars and racing them. I’ve often dreamt of owning a nice sports car just to bring to the track on the weekends. I can stop dreaming now. Cause the computer based racing simulators today are just as good of an experience as any sports car I will ever…

  • Mobile Robot Platform

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    Mark Zander
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    Who doesn’t like to play around with robots? Make them do cool stuff. So when I saw a six-legged remote control bug (called an N.S.E.C.T) at the thrift store I thought; that would make a cool base for a robot. The NSECT is supposed to be remote control but this one did not come with…

  • Wood Bending with Steam!

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    Mark Zander
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    Erin and Andrew needed to build a circular crown for their yurt. So they decided to steam bend it in a wood streamer they put together one day at DIYode. After 3+ hours of steam the wood planks were bent around the form. You need lots of muscle and quite a few clamps! More Steam…

  • More Toys Erm. I Mean Tools!

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    Verdi
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    A couple days ago, a whole list of new tools have arrived in the shop! This means an end to our big ticket spending. Thank you so much Ontario Trillium Foundation   http://www.otf.ca/   for the money you have provided us with to spend on new tools and equipment around the shop. It has made…

  • Lantern Making

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    Mark Zander
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    I have been going to the Kensington Market Winter Solstice off and on for a very long time. It’s always a fun evening in the dark with hundreds of other people and all those Lanterns! This year we were finally able to make it to the Lantern making workshop. Here is my first attempt. Not…

  • The Pathology of DIY

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    Simon Clark
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    I think it was Carl Sagan who first said “If you are going to make a patio from scratch, first you must invent the universe”. I’m not sure if Carl was pro or anti DIY (I’d like to think ‘pro’) but it strikes a nerve, nonetheless. You see, it would seem that I am incapable…

  • The Unsung Heroes of Making

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    Simon Clark
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    So this is going to be one of the ‘Tricks of the Trade’ posts. You’ve seen them before, probably lots of times.  Hopefully though, every time you read one, it’ll spark something you haven’t thought of before. Tonight’s instalment was inspired by our rocket launcher project.  We pulled most of the launcher together a couple…