erector set

Every Ferris Wheel Needs An Arduino

David Goodsell

I am a retired aerospace Systems Engineer from Lockheed Martin with a passion for building mechanical, electrical and electronic projects.

View more articles by David Goodsell

September 25th, 2014 0

When I was a kid I had an Erector set, Size 8 ½, and learned how to build mechanical projects the hard way. There were no step-by-step instructions, no snap together parts, no video tutorials, just a bunch of really cool drawings and 169 nuts and bolts. I couldn’t wait to build the […]

Grid Beam is the Life-Size Erector Set

By Nathan Hurst

Nathan Hurst

Nathan Hurst is an editor at Make. He loves anything having to do with science or bicycling. He tweets as @nathanbhurst.

View more articles by Nathan Hurst

May 29th, 2014March 19th, 2019

[youtube:http://youtu.be/vTJXID9rw-U] Brothers Phil and Richard Jergenson invented Grid Beam, a full-size modular construction set. It’s kind of like an erector set for grown-ups (and not-so-grow-ups). It’s made from interchangeable parts of wood and metal, bored out to fit hex bolts. Everything is can be assembled and disassembled with minimal tools. At Maker Faire, the brothers […]