Make contributor T.J. “Skip” Arey says: Many of you know that, some time back, I authored a book called Radio Monitoring — A How To Guide. Originally published by Index Publishing Group and later released by Paladin Press, is had two very successful editions that sold for many years. This book has recently gone out […]
Is it water balloon season already? Most kids go through a stage of being unable to tie a balloon without it farting off across the room. Water-bombs can be even worse, slippery little devils that they are. This simple jig makes tying balloons (especially water-bombs) a lot quicker, and makes it a lot easier […]
Casey of Casey’s Elegant Musings shares her trick for making perfect patch pockets every time with a super simple cardboard template. See her tips over on her blog.
In this video, Bruce Sterling talks about his spime theory — things, in the Internet of things, tracked through their life cycles. Sterling introduced the concept five years ago. Looking back, what assumptions were incorrect? What did he overlook? One area Sterling says he underestimated was the robustness of fabbing technology. As we begin to […]
Mythbuster’s Grant Imahara built a mascot for Craig Ferguson of CBS’s Late Late Show. PopMech’s Erin McCarthy describes it: Imahara started by replacing the torso of a plastic skeleton with a metal plate that holds two servomotors, two batteries and the control boards. The plan called for the robot’s right arm to lift and point, […]
You can program for the iPad, but it’s not trivial: you need to sign up as a developer, write code on a Mac computer using Xcode, and go through the app store approval process. How about cutting out all these steps, including the computer, entirely?
And they’re pretty much made the same way now, too! Machine Knits Socks by the Yard on Modern Mechanix. [via Braincraft] More: Antique Sock Knitting Machines at Maker Faire Austin – CRAFT Video Podcast
