Month: August 2011

MAKE’s Marc de Vinck speaking today at FAB7 Symposium on Digital Fabrication

FAB7 is the annual international Fab Lab event which gathers field practitioners and laboratory researchers from the Fab Lab network and beyond, for a week of hands-on workshops and a one day academic symposium on the principles and applications of digital fabrication. Marc de Vinck, MAKE’s Director of Product Development, will be speaking in the Applications track about Maker Shed and what works for us: open source hardware, kits that help makers get started with stuff they’re interested in, and more.

Continue Reading August 18th, 2011 Brian Jepson

Hackerspace Happenings: Pittsburgh MMF Call For Makers

Are you a hackerspace member with an event you’d like to publicize? Send it to johnb@makezine.com or tweet me at @johnbaichtal and I’ll post it. Also feel free to subscribe to my hackerspaces Twitter list. Hackerspace Happenings run weekly(ish) Tuesdays, and the next one will come out August 23rd. Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire — Call […]

Continue Reading August 18th, 2011 John Baichtal

How to: Turn a Book into a Gadget Case

Too many tech accessories to keep track of? Kate Pruitt at Design Sponge shows us how to turn a book into an organizer for your favorite devices. I’d love to make this before my next vacation.

Continue Reading August 18th, 2011 Carlajosinclair

How-To: Simple Electro-Etching for Knife Blades

A bit of nail polish, a container of salt water, a 9V battery, a Q-tip, and some alligator leads. That’s pretty much it. Easy, inexpensive process from Instructables user lasersage appears to give impressive results.

Continue Reading August 18th, 2011August 17th, 2015 Sean Michael Ragan8

How-To: Fabric Chandelier

This simple fabric chandelier from 100 Layer Cake is a beautiful decoration for a special celebration. As always, their video style is superb. [via Design*Sponge] Related: How-To: Giant Polish Chandelier

Continue Reading August 18th, 2011 Rachelhobson

Thingamajigs Fundraiser Concert

If you’re in San Francisco this Friday and are looking for some makerly entertainment, consider checking out the Thingamajigs Fundraiser Concert at Meridian Gallery. Proceeds from the event go to help artists attend the 14th Annual Music for People & Thingamajigs Festival in September.

Continue Reading August 18th, 2011 Adam Flaherty

Robot Swarm Pr0n

Swarmanoid is a heterogeneous robot swarm in which different groups of robots have different capabilities: some robots are specialized in manipulating objects and climbing, some in moving on the ground and transporting objects, and some in flying and observing the environment from above. This video presents the Swarmanoid project, a 4 year research project coordinated […]

Continue Reading August 17th, 2011 John Baichtal4

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