We’re less than a week out from Maker Faire Bay Area, and things are really gearing up for a fantastic weekend. As a special countdown to Maker Faire, we’ll be profiling some of the awesome folks who will be at Bazaar Bizarre at Maker Faire. Even if you aren’t able to be at Maker Faire, […]
Maker Faire is this weekend! If you are in the Bay Area, come out and experience the magic. It is in San Mateo. Annnnd… here is our weekly listing of upcoming craft fairs. Please add any events you know of to our online calendar, and if you have a call for vendors you’d like listed, […]
Polish engineering student mb1988mb1988 and two friends built this homebrew pulse oximeter.
Creative reuse is a big theme every year at Maker Faire, and this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, taking place this weekend at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, is no exception. A group of taiko drummers from Wadaiko Newark are going to be on-site demonstrating how they make gorgeous taiko drums from reclaimed wine barrels. One […]
By Jessica Wilson I’m a big fan of grilled peanut butter sandwiches and it has nothing to do with Elvis Presley (no bananas for me). I’m also a big fan of Thai food, especially the gingery, peanut-buttery goodness that is called satay. One night, while foraging around the fridge for some dinner fixins, I thought […]
David “daqq” Gustafik from Bratislava, Slovakia wrote in with this excellent robot. It uses mostly harvested parts, including old motors pulled from an East German printer. But the centerpiece of the design is a tiny monochrome CRT. The CRT tube itself is a Tungsram DG7-123. It’s an old CRT, meant primarily for scopes. It’s got […]
Here’s some of the exciting craft-filled activities you can enjoy at Maker Faire this weekend! CRAFT Booth Come by the CRAFT booth in Expo Hall where we will have fun craft demos from your favorite crafters each hour. Here’s the full schedule. This year we are excited to have Xyron in our booth where our […]
