RepRapper Forrest Higgs designed an interlocking beamed structure that could be 3D printed — thus advancing the RepRap’s stated purpose of someday being able to print new RepRaps. Currently much of the support structure cannot be printed. But what if printable girders could be stacked on top of each other? Higgs’ project may not be […]
We here at MAKE are thrilled to have teamed up with the fine folks at Jameco to bring you The Make: Robot Build. Over the next eight weeks, we’ll be featuring a series of tutorials here on the site about the basics of robot building, from overall design considerations to mechanical construction, electronics, and programming. […]
The North American Handmade Bicycle show was this past weekend, in Richmond, Virginia. The website for the event and their YouTube channel have some great coverage and some of the jawdropping bike builds that were on display there. Above, Sacha, from Vanilla Workshop, offers a tour of a bike he built for his young daughter. […]
Coconuts were always so elusive to me: how do you open them? What part do you eat, and how do you do it? Well, now I won’t have to ask the question “What do I do with the shell when I’m done?” anymore with goldenbacon’s Instructable on the topic. Now I’ll know to just make […]
Our own Katie Wilson spotted Laurent Milon‘s magnetic rings over on her blog, Teagan Tall. Simply stunning!
In honor of DIY Movie Making Month, I’ve been digging through the archives to de-blog some special-effects-related oldies-but-goodies from months past. Click on in!
Our dynamic DIY duo, John and Erin, take stock and look toward the future of their intrepid little company. — Gareth Magnolia Atomworks, part 4: The aftermath, lessons learned, and the future By John Edgar Park and Erin Kelly-Park Laser cutting the Phi symbol on the original Mystery Box. Phi is the golden ratio, which […]
