Year: 2010

Printable molds for casting monolithic button arrays of any size

Printable molds for casting monolithic button arrays of any size

Josef Průša saw last week’s post about choosing a silicone for casting soft button arrays and pointed me to his printable mold for such arrays on Thingiverse. The model was produced in Clifford Wolf’s awesome OpenSCAD 3D modeling package, and the .scad script is available for download with the Thing. It has been parametrized to produce molds of button arrays having any number of rows and columns–all you have to do is change two values. The individual buttons are sized to match the SparkFun 2×2 button pad used on the monome, and also include backside recesses for LEDs.

Pancake Dinosaurs

Matt Mets @ Make: Online writes: Jim of Jim’s Pancakes made this delicious looking 3D Dinosaur Bones Pancake for his daughter. He doesn’t have directions on this specific build yet, however you can get the general idea from his flower tutorial. And here I thought I was doing pretty well by making smiley faces!

Knitted Tiger Pelts

Australian fiber artist Ruth Marshall knits the intricate patterns found on big wild cats! She’s currently in residence at the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC: I am delighted to be a part of the Open Studios at the Museum of Arts and Design. I am using this opportunity to launch my Tiger Pelt […]

Medicinal all-salt with water supply pharmaceuticals

Medicinal all-salt with water supply pharmaceuticals

Artists Jon Cohrs and Morgan Levy evaporated San Jose city water to make their environmental awareness “medicinal all-salt” and write: Are you feeling depressed? Sick of paying exorbitant rates for birth control? Try Alviso’s Medicinal All-Salt, harvested locally in San Jose. Traditionally, medical conditions are treated through expensive appointments and prescription drugs. Alviso’s Medicinal All-Salt […]