Month: April 2008

DIY soldering stations

DIY soldering stations

HacknMod has a nice roundup of DIY solder station designs for prospective upgrading to your workbench. That last one above appears quite happy to be holding an iron its ‘eye’. Nice to see fume extractors becoming more integrated. – DIY Awesome Soldering Stations Related: How to: Candy tin fume extractor In the Maker store: Electronic […]

Interactivos? workshop @ Eyebeam

Interactivos? workshop @ Eyebeam

Interactivos? at Eyebeam: Call for Participation Workshop dates: June 26th – July 12th. May 2: Application Deadline May 22: Notification of acceptance Interactivos? was initiated by the Medialab-Prado program and the Madrid City Council in 2006. The two week program is a hybrid workshop, exhibition, and seminar. This summer, Eyebeam joins Medialab-Prado in running Interactivos? […]

Unwheeldy @ Maker Faire

Unwheeldy @ Maker Faire

The mammoth two wheels of Unwheeldy will be rolling into Bay Area Maker Faire – In January of 2005, I began construction of a vehicle to enter into the World Championship Kinetic Sculpture Race from Arcata California to the nearby town of Ferndale. The race is held every Memorial Day, near the end of May. […]