JouleS THE ROBOT via . Joules exists because designing and making things is fun. Joules came from a challenge to build an electric tandem bicycle powered by actually pushing the pedals like a person. Fun kinetic design was part of the intent, practicality was not. Riding with Joules is a reminder that engineering and craftsmanship […]
All photos by Leah Verwey Artist Jill Bliss was one of the first crafters I connected with years ago when I first started working for CRAFT at a time when she still lived in the Bay Area. Now based in Portland, OR I asked Jill if we could take a peek inside her new studio […]
The BookLiberator Project is designing an open source, open hardware book scanner kit, to make it easy for anyone to archive their book collections without damaging them
And we’re back with our seventh installment of Your Comments. Here are our favorites from the past week, from Make: Online, our Facebook page, and Twitter. There was a lively debate about whether kids have a place in hackerspaces. The consensus seemed to be that kids would certainly benefit from the experience, if the group […]
Pam of Gingerbread Snowflakes is celebrating Christmas in July with a series of winter-themed projects. This snowman plush doll is cute, and utilizes recycled sweater scraps for stuffing and decoration. What I really love about Pam’s tutorial is that she shares how to create a pattern for the snowman doll, and it’s a base that […]
Futurama fans like me and Lenore from EMSL are really doting on Etsy seller ScavengingWoodrats’s brain slug headbands! More: Brain Slug Cupcakes
This is fascinating. If hackerspaces can buy an $8,000 laser cutter, why not send a satellite into orbit? Interorbital Systems (IOS) says it can deploy 32 tiny satellites simultaneously from a rocket launched from the Pacific island of Tonga. The price? A measly 8 grand. Planet Earth has entered the age of the Personal Satellite […]
