Floppy disc lunch boxes (and more floppy projects)
Floppy disc lunch boxes. Floppy disk ceramic tiles HOW TO – Make a floppy disk bag HOW TO – Reusing a floppy stepper motor Floppy disk greeting cards
Year: 2010
How-To: Lego Minifig Cape
We are a big Lego family. My son is obsessed with them, and honestly … so am I. I love this sweet and simple tutorial from Zakka Life for making felt capes for Lego minifigures. She’s provided a downloadable template and instructions for whipping up a whole batch of them. I think our minifigs will […]
The squishiness of sound
Pom pom pressure sensor by Hannah Perner-Wilson- the squishiness of sound!
Jobs and Woz on Blue Boxing
“If we hadn’t made Blue Boxes, there’d be no Apple,” recounts Steve Jobs. Here’s him and Steve Wozniak on the subject. [via 9to5mac] More: The ol’ Blue Boxing. Good times, good times.
Commercial 3D printers will one day undersell the Makerbot. But does it matter?
The MakerBot CupCake is a thing of beauty, an open-source 3D printer whose $750 price undersells the commercial alternatives by a ton. Plus, you get a fanatical group of users who’ll help you debug any problem. Yes, the Dimension uPrint can make tighter models and outputs them quicker, but $20,000 excludes most amateurs. Then there’s […]
News About Makers Market
A statement issued by Makers Market staff: After a seven month beta test period, we’re sad to report that we’ve reached a decision to cease operation of Makers Market and Boing Boing Bazaar. Although the concept of a marketplace for indie makers invited by the staffs of MAKE and Boing Boing received strong praise from […]
Gorgeous rebuilt Tru-Cut reel mower
Back in February, MachinistBlog contributor Mikey won an essay contest there with his post, Honest – all I ever wanted to do was make some stuff…, which is a must-read for anybody who’s thinking about getting into hobby machining. And it includes a picture of this beautifully rebuilt mower. Mikey says: