58 Bagley Ave.
The workshop where Henry Ford made his first car.
Month: July 2010
Kid Robot
Young makers are seizing breakout opportunities on the wild frontier of Detroit.
How-To: Beach Towel for Two
Here’s a handy project tutorial for sewing an extra wide beach towel, perfect for large picnics or beachy snuggling, sans sand.
Sasha in the Maker Shed: Solar Grasshopper kit
Young maker Sasha shows us how to assemble the solar frightened grasshopper kit from the Maker Shed in this, another kid-made video on the MAKE ‘tubes. Subscribe to the MAKE Podcast in iTunes, download the m4v video directly, or watch it on YouTube and Vimeo. The snap-together Solar Grasshopper kit uses solar energy to generate […]
Worlds smallest intervalometer?
We’ve seen (and constructed) any number of intervalometer projects, using pretty much every tool available (remember that calculator-powered intervalometer from way back when?).
Mario Hat Pattern
Amberlee of Givers Log hosted what looked like a fantastically fun Mario birthday party for her son earlier this spring. Along with awesome ghost balloons, mushroom cupcakes and a rad “brick” pinata, she made fleece Mario hats for each guest. She’s updated her party post to now include a pattern and instructions for making the […]
How-To: Homemade iPad case
Instructables user Blackdog Barker constructed this personalized iPad case from a piece of wood, an old leather jacket, and some other various bits. Looks great!