Mini Maker Faire RI is only a couple days away, and it looks like the weather’s going to cooperate with us in a big way. We’re holding the Faire in conjunction with Waterfire, and at latest count, we have 32 makers to show you a good time. We’ve got science makers, crafters, fabricators, artists, robots, electronics, vehicles, publications, housing, education, food and drink makers, sustainable tech, and more!
Electronic component shortages may last through 2011 via Chris… Memory chips and other fundamental components such as resistors and capacitors are in short supply after their makers slashed output, fired staff, put equipment purchases on hold or went out of business during the recession. In contrast to what happened in 2001 after the dot.com crash, […]
Crazy concept, right? Not really, just common sense. Of all the makers I’ve spoken to and interviewed in the past, most say that as children they learned through the insatiable desire to take things apart. In the current issue of MAKE, Volume 23, we profiled young Michigan maker Andrew Archer. At Maker Faire Detroit, I […]
These ice cream pops by Sarah James look like a great summer party snack. She uses homemade magic shell to make a protective anti-drip coating. More: Recipe: Chocolate Banana Pops How-To: Clone Trooper Candy Pops Pie Pops How-To: Smoothie Pops
When I was a little girl, I worshiped Yoda. According to my parents, I preferred to marry Luke Skywalker, but I used to talk in a Yoda voice all the time. As you can imagine, loving this Yoda head cake I am! It’s a slideshow on Instructables rather than a full tutorial, but there are […]
Interesting concept from Peter over at the RepRap: Builders blog, who has successfully made some cuts in a CD case using an experimental 1W laser cutter with a Z-axis control that allows the laser diode itself to reciprocate up and down, kinda like a saber saw. This action moves the beam’s focus, where it cuts most effectively, up and down through the material at each point along the cutting path. I have wondered about dynamically-variable-focal-length CNC lasers before, and although I’m probably in over my head, here, it seems like there should be some way to do it optically without having to physically move the whole laser head up and down. Everyone’s a critic! Nice work here, Peter. [via Hack a Day]
Remember the insanely easy scarf I posted on Tuesday? Erin from LuckyByDesign has already stitched up a couple, and posted them on her great blog! She went with a totally different fabric than the jersey that I used, and they turned out really well. I love that one simple technique can produce such versatile looks.
