The Twin Cities’ communal workshop, the Hack Factory, bought a MakerBot CupCake 3D printer. Working for about six hours, some of my cohorts assembled the X and Y stages and partially installed the assembly in the body. With any luck we’ll be printing this time next week. We’re all excited to finally have a 3D […]
By Christine Haynes This project is like learning to make a whole closet full of skirts and dresses. Follow the steps and you’ll have a simple dress or skirt that is endlessly alterable. For the dress, you can make it as a halter, with shoulder ties, with straps, or strapless. The skirt is made […]
photo by Zen_Albatross Casper Electronics has a couple of sweet workshops scheduled this month @ NYC’s Harvestworks – DIY Musical Electronics and the Drone Lab – May 15 – 16 Through this workshop/classroom formatted seminar, attendees will learn how to design, adapt and build sound circuits of their own while building a complete Drone Lab […]
A few short weeks ago I posted about the beautiful wild flowers coming up all over the forest near my house. One mystery flower intrigued me and some of the Craftzine readers, so I’ve been watching it closely and trying to take pictures as it grew and the buds opened. Sometimes i didn’t remember to […]
Forget a light saber, I want a POV sword! It’s no surprise they were developed by super maker Mortiz Waldemeyer. [via Fashioning Technology]
Our Bazaar Bizarre profiles continue! We’re only a few weeks out from Maker Faire Bay Area, and things are really gearing up for a fantastic weekend. As a special countdown to Maker Faire, we’ll be profiling some of the awesome folks who will be at Bazaar Bizarre at Maker Faire. Even if you aren’t able […]
I’ve been tending my hydroponic herb garden pretty dutifully for the past few weeks (although it can go a few days on its own as a recent weekend trip proved!), and things are going swimmingly. Today I changed out the nutrient solution, which gave me the opportunity to pop the top and take a quick […]
