I didn't appreciate how entertaining it could be to watch people work molten metal, until I watched Robert Houllahan's film of The Iron Guild pouring at The Steel Yard this...
Posted by Matt Mets | Wednesday November 24th, 2010 10:01 PM
Greg comments on his difficulties with the stiff consistency of the cornstarch / caulk mixture, which seems like a germane time to mention a comment on last night's Oogoo post...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday October 14th, 2010 10:08 AM
Categories: Electronics, Science, Tools, Workshop | 2 Comments
Turns out, though, that mixing in some cornstarch accelerates the drying process; just how much depends on how much starch you add. The author recommends starting with a 1:1 mix....
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Wednesday October 13th, 2010 5:45 PM
Categories: Electronics, Science, Tools, Workshop | 15 Comments
Josef Průša saw last week's post about choosing a silicone for casting soft button arrays and pointed me to his printable mold for such arrays on Thingiverse. The model was...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday October 12th, 2010 9:29 AM
Categories: 3D Printing, Electronics, Music, Tools, Workshop | No Comments
MAKE pal Steve Cooley, who manufactures the Beatseqr hardware performance controller, has posted the lab notes from his recent experiments with various silicone products for casting monolithic soft button arrays....
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday October 8th, 2010 4:32 PM
Categories: Electronics, Science, Tools, Workshop | 2 Comments
Rob Cockerham--who has previously brought us spring shoes, a sweet Doc Ock costume, and How Much is Inside?, among other delights--wanted to serve a six-pack out of a solid block...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday September 3rd, 2010 2:06 PM
Categories: Home, Science, Workshop | 3 Comments
Throw a stone at any gathering of makers, and you're likely to hit somebody who owns a set of DIY-savant Dave Gingery's classic books on building your own machine shop...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday August 19th, 2010 5:13 AM
Categories: Tools, Workshop | 6 Comments
Mike Senese, cohost of the Science Channel's Punkin' Chunkin' and Catch It Keep It, rescued this tutorial from Internet oblivion and posted it on his personal site for posterity. [Thanks,...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday July 29th, 2010 6:15 AM
Categories: Craft, Electronics, Music, Workshop | 2 Comments
New York artist Herbert Hoover, aka Makers Market seller Snacks & Bones, presents a tutorial on how to cast your favorite Saltineâ„¢-type cracker in shiny pewter. Hoover's iconic, numbered crackers...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday July 22nd, 2010 7:37 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Craft, Workshop | No Comments
Robot maker Michal Zalewski sent word that his latest attempt at cat befuddlement, the tinybot mk III, has been meticulously documented and awaits your perusal. Of interest are the geared...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Monday July 12th, 2010 2:13 AM
Categories: Robotics, Workshop | No Comments
If you follow CRAFT, as well, you may have seen Rachel's post back in January about Oregon jeweler Shannon Conrad's interlocking Lego rings. Shown above is the result of Shannon's...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday April 15th, 2010 7:03 AM
Categories: Craft, Fun & Games, Makers, Workshop | No Comments
Flickr member davesbit built a globe by making a mold from a beach ball, and designed a map for it using the open mapping tools.
Posted by Matt Mets | Thursday November 12th, 2009 11:54 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Workshop | 2 Comments
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