Handcar Regatta http://handcar-regatta.com The Great West End & RailRoad Square Handcar Regatta & Exposition of Mechanical & Artistic Wonders Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:40:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en Mentor Hackers: Les Machines de l’Ile http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/21/mentor-hackers-les-machines-de-lile/ http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/21/mentor-hackers-les-machines-de-lile/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:57:22 +0000 erasmus http://handcar-regatta.com/?p=535 Mentor hackers, François Delarozière and Pierre Orefice, behind the astonishing mechanical works known as Les Machines de l’Ile. In their own eloquent words:
The Machines de l’Ile is an extraordinary artistic project like you've never seen before. ...it is a blend of the invented worlds of Jules Verne, the mechanical universe of Leonardo da Vinci, and the industrial history of Nantes, on this exceptional site of the former shipyards.
]]> http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/21/mentor-hackers-les-machines-de-lile/feed/ Kindred Hackers Part 6: Instructables http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/20/kindred-hackers-part-6-instructables/ http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/20/kindred-hackers-part-6-instructables/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:49:47 +0000 erasmus http://handcar-regatta.com/?p=527 recycling, DIY (Do-It-Yourself) ethos, and mastery of the Tool. The notion of "no user-servicable parts inside" is a kind of insult and a call to arms against bland commercial proprietary-ness and to sally forth unhindered to take back our world for better with customization, reuse, fun, and IMPROVEMENT! These and many other reasons of glorious liberation and ingenuity are why we love the esteemed Instructables so fervently.]]> http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/20/kindred-hackers-part-6-instructables/feed/ Innumerable Renderings Added to Engineers’ Arcade http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/18/innumerable-renderings-added-to-engineers-arcade/ http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/18/innumerable-renderings-added-to-engineers-arcade/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:29:00 +0000 erasmus http://handcar-regatta.com/?p=506 Engineers' Arcade! Included are dispatches from the following brilliant tinkers and masterful hackers:]]> http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/18/innumerable-renderings-added-to-engineers-arcade/feed/ Important Rail Specs and Warnings Update http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/15/important-rail-specs-and-warnings-update/ http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/15/important-rail-specs-and-warnings-update/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:58:53 +0000 erasmus http://handcar-regatta.com/?p=499 62" outer rail edge* 56 1/2" inner rail edge* 2 3/4" wide rail surface 1 1/4" index vertical clearance (meaning guide wheels should not exceed 1 1/4" in the lip that overhangs and keeps the wheel on track, click on photo #1) * approximate within 3/4" variation, give or take WARNING: Recent track improvements have led to application of grounding wires and other soldered metal parts that MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH NON-STANDARD INDEX GUIDE WHEELS, especially wheels with outer guides (click on photos #2 and #3).]]> http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/15/important-rail-specs-and-warnings-update/feed/ New Regatta Race Team Onboard: Welded Sykkelen http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/12/new-regatta-race-team-onboard-welded-sykkelen/ http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/12/new-regatta-race-team-onboard-welded-sykkelen/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:40:47 +0000 erasmus http://handcar-regatta.com/?p=419 "Welded Sykkelen". In their own words:
"Our idea, to create a viking ship to be powered by the four of us created out of 8 10 speed bikes. Our Team name, The Uff-Da's. Our ship, Welded Sykkelen (Norwegan for welded bikes)."
Looks like an ambitious project and a spirited exercise in recycled parts!]]> http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/12/new-regatta-race-team-onboard-welded-sykkelen/feed/ Steam Trunk Craft Show Deadline Delayed http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/08/steam-trunk-craft-show-deadline-delayed/ http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/08/steam-trunk-craft-show-deadline-delayed/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:28:29 +0000 erasmus http://handcar-regatta.com/?p=353 CALLING ALL CRAFTERS! The Steam Trunk Craft Show application deadline has been extended to September 15th! Procure your booth TODAY!]]> http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/08/steam-trunk-craft-show-deadline-delayed/feed/ Heritage Days with Regatta Tent & Krank-Boom-Clank http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/07/heritage-days-with-regatta-tent-krank-boom-clank/ http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/07/heritage-days-with-regatta-tent-krank-boom-clank/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:20:52 +0000 erasmus http://handcar-regatta.com/?p=270 Santa Rosa Bike Coalition's July 4th Festival, The Great Handcar Regatta Tent of Curiosities and the Krank-Boom-Clank boys on their revisionist wheels of whimsey will be enlivening Heritage Days in sunny Santa Rosa this Saturday August 9th, 2008. The event takes place in Railroad Square in the old downtown of Santa Rosa from 10am to 4pm. Visit our Directions page. For a tiny taste of Regatta panache, see the SR Bike Coalition Festival photographs at Flickr.]]> http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/08/07/heritage-days-with-regatta-tent-krank-boom-clank/feed/ The Latest in Artistic Wonders and Sideshow Curiosities http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/07/31/artistic-wonders-and-sideshow-curiosities/ http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/07/31/artistic-wonders-and-sideshow-curiosities/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:02:02 +0000 erasmus http://handcar-regatta.com/?p=243 Attention All! The Great Handcar Regatta has added a multitude of astounding artworks and curious sideshow attractions to the Exposition. ]]> http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/07/31/artistic-wonders-and-sideshow-curiosities/feed/ Kindred Hackers Part 5: Rat Rod Bikes http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/07/25/kindred-hackers-part-5-rat-rod-bikes/ http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/07/25/kindred-hackers-part-5-rat-rod-bikes/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:06:46 +0000 erasmus http://handcar-regatta.com/?p=200 astounding and engaging collection of electro-luminescent graphical renderings of such exquisite "Retro" creations as Rat Rod Bikes.]]> http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/07/25/kindred-hackers-part-5-rat-rod-bikes/feed/ Tour de Fat San Francisco Photographs http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/07/21/tour-de-fat-san-francisco-photographs/ http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/07/21/tour-de-fat-san-francisco-photographs/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:47:37 +0000 erasmus http://handcar-regatta.com/?p=186 THIS JUST IN! The Krank-Boom-Clank bike mangling boys hit the Tour de Fat on Sat., July 19th. Photos seen at Flickr.]]> http://handcar-regatta.com/2008/07/21/tour-de-fat-san-francisco-photographs/feed/