Behind the Scenes of a Very Pumpkin Magazine Cover
The Crafts Department, over at Martha Stewart, has a photo show of how they carved the pumpkins for this month’s cover.
Year: 2010
Modular origami nanotube model
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, this beautiful modular origami construction, Ã la Tomoko Fuse, from user fdecomite. Its formal title, Giant short nanotube, provides a rare opportunity to observe a double oxymoron in the wild.
In the Maker Shed: Arduino Uno and Arduino Mega
A lot of people picked up the new Arduino Uno and Arduino Mega 2560 at the World Maker Faire NY last week. We were really excited to be one of the first retailers to offer the new flavors of Arduino. If you weren’t able to pick one up at Maker Faire, you can always find […]
MacDowall single-pin escapement in Lego Technic
Those interested in mechanisms and horology will probably enjoy watching the hypnotic action of this single-pin escapement executed in Lego by YouTuber horolophile. An “escapement,” FYI, is the mechanism in a timepiece that converts continuous rotational motion into oscillating “back and forth” motion and makes it go tick-tock.
How-To: Millennium Falcon And Star Wars Peg Dolls
Related to my last post about the awesome Storm Trooper milk jug helmets from Filth Wizardry, I had to also mention an amazing Millennium Falcon “doll house” she and Paul of Fangletronics put together. Paul gives a step-by-step tutorial for the Millennium Falcon, and Filth Wizardry shows off a set of fantastically painted Star Wars […]
American Sewing Expo
Last weekend I had the chance to check out the American Sewing Expo here in Novi. Every year it’s a great mix of beautiful fabrics and notions mixed with hands-on workshops. While I didn’t have a chance to stay for a full workshop, I did walk around the show floor to get a feel for […]
Your Comments
And we’re back with our sixteenth installment of Your Comments. Here are our favorites from the past week, from Make: Online, our Facebook page, and Twitter. MadRat speculates about what the creators think of people making fire with Ikea products: I always wonder what the owners, designers and factory workers think when they see their […]