CRAFT contributing writer Brookelynn Morris rode her skateboard around Maker Faire this weekend, and after hours there just happened to be some rolled-out bubble wrap in Expo Hall. “It’s the loudest noise I’ve ever heard in my life,” she says. Thanks to Nat Wilson-Heckathorn for the video. I love Maker Faire.
Sally Hess at Bolt Fabrics in Portland, Oregon gives a great rundown of how double sewing machine needles work and what applications they can have in your sewing repertoire.
This fleet of humongous roving cupcake cars first appeared at Maker Faire 2007. They’re the brainchild of Tesla Motors engineer Greg Solberg.
This is an upgrade to Mitch’s brain machine that requires moving the low pass filters from LED positions 3 and 4 to positions 4 and 5. New firmware provides superior audio and improved syncing of the LEDs with the binaural beats, as well as allowing software control of LED brightness. With an upgrade to the power supply, RGB LEDs are also supported. The firmware will also compile for an ATMegaX8 and will run on an Arduino.
This gigantic Mindstorms robot is quite possibly the most skillfully designed I’ve ever seen. There are at least ten different subsystems that deserve their own posts — I especially love the many ball-elevating systems, particularly the one that sorts soccer balls into one channel and basketballs into the other. GBCs are collaborative building projects where […]
This tutorial from Prudent Baby shows how to make custom bias tape with both the traditional method as well as by using a special bias tape making machine. I love the tips for folding the fabric before cutting to eliminate having to sew so many individual strips together.
Do you like the way a pinhole photo looks, but don’t have the time to develop the photo? That’s where the DSLR pinhole lens comes in. Maker Matt Devlin has put together a tutorial on how to make your own using household materials.
