Electronics Recycling with ACCRC
Bring your old computers and electronics to be recycled, get a tax write-off, and help build a supercomputer! ACCRC, a non-profit computer recycler from Berkeley, will be providing a FREE e-waste recycling service on both days of the faire. Nothing is too old, too weird, or too dysfunctional. Usable PCs will be placed in the veggie-oil-powered parallel computing cluster, and later will be used for... [More Details]
SparkLab: DIY Wearables
SparkLab is a body of DIY projects that investigate between culture, technology and craft. It encourages a new methodology for assembling electronic circuitry which merges sewing techniques with electronics. Wires are substituted for conductive thread, snaps for solder joints and connection points, and everyday silk organza is used as the conductive medium.
The DIY projects range from wearab... [More Details]
Zeum Stop-Motion Animation
Come by for a few minutes to add a few seconds to a collaborative, all-day project in stop-motion animation. It will star objects you find around the Faire and clay-characters you build yourself.... [More Details]
Neon Art Shop
Neon glass bending techniques will be demonstrated using a set of portable cross fires. Neon artwork will be on display, and a video will explain "How Neon Works."... [More Details]
Zach's Cool Stuff
Join Zach and his students as they show off their cool creations. Get "hands-on" and make an exact copy of your finger using liquid plastic. While your finger is drying learn how to turn flat pieces of plastic into any shape you can imagine.
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Lunar Society: You Can Be A Rocket Scientist!
A static exhibit of model and high-power rockets built by members of LUNAR (Livermore Unit of National Association of Rocketry.) LUNAR members will be on-site to discuss the rockets and how attendees can build and fly their own rockets. In addition to the rockets, we’ll have video of local rocket flights as well as a variety of material available discussing the hobby and LUNAR.
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MAKE Fashion Show featuring Diana Eng and Emily Albinski
Fashion designers Diana Eng (recently of Bravo's "Project Runway") and Emily Albinski first made headlines when their Inflatable Dress made the cover of ID Magazine last fall. In their first fashion show together, Diana and Emily are pleased to also launch their new collection under their brand "Blackbox Nation". The duo strives to push forward technology in the fashion world.... [More Details]
Squid Labs: Laser Cutter, SmartRope and Instructables
Squid Labs will be showing off their laser cutting work, large-format printing, SmartRope,
A laser cutter is 45 Watts of pure cutting power. It slices, it dices, it makes french fries 20 different ways! The system can cut two-dimensional patterns into wood, plastic, paper, foil, chocolate, glass, cake, etc. We'll be engraving our faces into the sides of pumpkins, making origami, designing m... [More Details]
Kaden Harris: Eccentric Genius and His Workshop from a Parallel Universe
Working under the name Eccentric Genius, Kaden combines improvisation and craftsmanship to create unusual versions of well-known objects as well as distinct creations all his own. Among the things he will exhibit are a carrot-chopping Guillotine and a Mechanical Theremin. He will also be working on a 1/2-scale blasterbeam bass instrument on site. It'll be electro acoustic and good for solid low fr... [More Details]
Swap-O-Rama-Rama
SWAP-O-RAMA-RAMAEarth Day, Saturday April 22nd (12 to 4) & Sunday April 23rd (12-5) With a Recycled Fashion Show Saturday @ 5pm Bring $5 and a bag of your unwanted clothes ($10 w/o clothes), all workshop and DIY materials are provided Located in Redwood Hall OVER PACK for Maker Faire! It’s time to clean out your closet and get rid of those unloved items to get re... [More Details]
Hands-on Hardware Hacking (Section 2)
This workshop consists of lecture and hand-on laboratory components, each lasting 90 minutes. We'll guide you through an introduction to hardware hacking, explore the basic electronics fundamentals and common test equipment, and then dive into the step-by-step processes of successful circuit modifications and hardware hacking. Whether you're a beginner hobbyist with no electronics experience or a ... [More Details]
Bazaar Bizarre
The Bazaar Bizarre craft fair is coming the Maker Faire! Event founder Greg der Ananian says, "Dissatisfied with stencils of country ducks and painted wooden slices of watermelon, I decided to use what I'd learned as a child to express my own interests. To my surprise and delight, a lot of my friends were experiencing the same kind of personal renaissance. How exactly to share these objets de craf... [More Details]
Hands-on Hardware Hacking (Section 1)
This workshop consists of lecture and hand-on laboratory components, each lasting 90 minutes. We'll guide you through an introduction to hardware hacking, explore the basic electronics fundamentals and common test equipment, and then dive into the step-by-step processes of successful circuit modifications and hardware hacking. Whether you're a beginner hobbyist with no electronics experience or a ... [More Details]
Tulley's Tinkering Challenge
Tulley's Tinkering School presents "The Tinker Challenge." We'll teach you (or maybe you'll teach us) some basic principles of hydrodynamics and power generation with rubber-bands, then give you all the tools and an assortment of materials you might find in your house and garage. It's up to you to build the fastest pile of junk on the watertrack in a head-to-head contest to determine who is the ... [More Details]
The Phenomenauts
Imagine if the The Kinks, Devo, Stray Cats and The Ventures were galactic pioneers and joined forces to defend earth's right to "rocket roll." Combine that with a fast driving blend of punk, pop, rockabilly, solid songwriting and a smart Sci-Fi theme and you've got one of San Francisco's most talked about bands, The Phenomenauts.... [More Details]
PIE@Exploratorium's Toy Automata Workshop
In this open workshop, developed by the Playful Invention and Exploration program, as part of Exploratorium's Learning Studio, learn to create working automata out of simple parts and hot glue. Toy automata are delightful, wind-up or hand-crank machines that preceded the age of electronic toys. It's a fun way to learn about simple machines and mechanical models. This is a drop-in workshop wi... [More Details]
Grand Idea Studio Open Lab
Drop in and meet Joe Grand, hacker extraordinaire. In this open lab, he will show you some of the things he's working on, including a new circuit board kit that will allow you to create your own version of the game "Simon".... [More Details]
The Crucible's Amazing Fire Truck
The Crucible will be bringing their 'Fire' Truck, the amazing "ERV" Educational Response Vehicle, which also serves as a platform for teaching welding, torch cutting, blacksmithing and glass flame working workshops.
Located in West Oakland, California, The Crucible is the Bay Area's only nonprofit sculpture studio, educational foundry and metal fabrication shop offering classes in fine and ind... [More Details]
The Art Of Motion Control: Eggbot and Friends
Demonstrations of simple DIY motion control / robotic devices which use stepper motors connected to a PC. Two exmples: "Eggbot" (eggplotter), and a computer controlled Etch-a-Sketch.Demonstrations of simple DIY motion control / robotic devices that use stepper motors connected to a PC. Two examples: "Eggbot" (a computer controlled egg plotter), and a computer controlled Etch-a-Sketch.... [More Details]
Make Play Day
The goal of Make Magazine is to help YOU make things, so after wandering around the Maker Faire and getting inspired by all the creative projects you see and creative people you meet, come on over to the Make Play Day all-day workshop and be creative yourself.
I specialize in helping people who don't yet realize that they too are capable of making things. I will provide electronics, constructio... [More Details]
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