Month: March 2011

Giant etch-a-sketch built using projector

Giant etch-a-sketch built using projector

Members of the Manchester, UK hakcerspace HAC:Manchester used a projector, an Arduino, and some rotary encoders to build this giant project-a-sketch. Here’s a video of it in use by Maria of littlestar.tv: [via Hackerspaces Soup] More: Sketch3D, the 3D Etch A Sketch Print Your Own CNC Etch-A-Sketch Gears Mouse-A-Sketch Toys for Bots – Arduino controlled […]

Server Maintenance this Weekend

Hello Makers, We’ll be doing another bit of maintenance over the weekend (WordPress’ development cycle is off the chain!), so we’ll be down for about 15 minutes (knock on wood) starting at 11pm PST on Saturday, March 12th. Hopefully that won’t interrupt your feverish sawing and hammering!

Collin’s Lab: Homebrew Piezo

Piezoelectric materials are about as close to magic as you can get. They turn physical pressure into electricity and can even turn electricity into physical pressure – an amazing sort of bidirectional converter for mechanical and electrical energies. Perhaps even more amazing is the fact that you can easily ‘grow’ your own piezoelectric crystals overnight […]

I Dream of Jeannie-Themed Bathroom

Debbie Schoop-Wilson, our friend and colleague over in the accounting department, shared with us some photos and the story of how she transformed her plain old bathroom into a fabulous I Dream of Jeannie-themed room, inspired by Jeannie’s plush retreat inside her bottle. Tramaine de Senna, a MAKE/CRAFT alum and talented artist, helped Debbie bring […]

How-To: Faux Bois Embroidery

Embroidery takes faux bois and kicks it up a notch. See how to stitch this cute little faux bois piece from Bugs and Fishes by Lupin. [via Feeling Stitchy] More: Papier-mâché Faux Bois Containers From Poopscape How-To: Faux Bois Paper Picture Frame Faux Bois Gift Wrap HOW TO – Faux-Bois IKEA Shelf