Tim from Boston, MA, uploaded his design for a pick & place head for a CNC machine to Thingiverse. This is a vacuum pick-and-place head design for automated electronic assembly. It features a stepper-driven rotary head with Luer-Lock port for interchangeable needles, and a feature for attachment of an “eyeball” style Webcam for optical placement […]
Whitney at The Purl Bee shares her pattern for this color change scarf which looks like a beautiful mix of coral colors. Use the pattern to inspire you to choose your own shade of five colors to create an ombre-style scarf.
Herman Miller paired with five designers to use Eames Molded Plastic Armchair Rockers as blank canvases, like this piece from Josh Cochran, for their Design for You contest. Take a look at this video to see the artists in work as they turned a piece of furniture into a customized piece of art.
Makers, I help Ladyada run her weekly live video chat “Ask an Engineer” – tonight is the 1 year mark, over 52 shows – she’s giving away some type of electronic kit every 10 minutes for the full hour. Stop in, see some cool stuff, ask your electronics questions and win (trivia questions, random and […]
I love how simple these cool late-summer scarves from Mer Meg are. Summer is officially coming to end…which makes the nights a bit more chilly and (in my opinion) absolutely perfect. And what could be more sublime for a breezy night than a light weight cowl scarf? It truly is an incredibly easy project, and […]
Nyle Steiner of sparkbangbuzz built a Simple Homemade T.E.A. Laser using some pieces of scrap aluminum and a moderately high voltage power supply.
John Christofaro (aka Johngineer) spotted this awesome work by Nicole Gastonguay while gallery hopping in Chelsea NYC on Thursday. Check out the stunned crochet pickles and three-eyed robot! So awesome! Don’t miss John’s entire photoset on Flickr.
