Mindstorms Cake Cutting Robot
This creation, by Bart and Stef, repurposes a can lid to cut cakes. You can select as many slices as you want and the NXT brick computes the angles.
Month: August 2011
How-To: Photo-Sensitive Ribbon
Andrew Lewis shares an interesting guest project from Inkodye on his blog, Upcraft.it. Inkodye is a photo-sensitive permanent dye you can use to print on fabrics. Here, a strip of silk ribbon was coated with the dye, and then a strip of photo negatives was pinned over that. After a few minutes in the sun, […]
Combat Gnomes
MAKE regular Shawn Thorsson, of Petaluma, CA, casts and paints these rather brilliant army man / lawn gnome mash-up figures in his home workshop. They are available in both painted and unpainted varieties in Shawn’s Etsy shop, and there’s also a Flickr set full of great in-process photos.
The Knitted Engine
This knitted engine is a project lead by artist Amy Twigger Holroyd of Keep and Share. The Knitted Engine is a collaborative piece exploring the hidden similarities between engineering and knitting. While manufacturing and hand knitting have very different cultures, they share many common characteristics. Both require knowledge of making techniques and appreciation of material […]
DON’T MISS IT! Make: Live Episode 14: Metalworking
Make: Live is broadcasting shortly! Don’t miss our metalworking show where the inimitable Hackett shows you how to weld and talks up his new show on the Science Channel, and Becky shows how to cut and solder silver for jewelry.
Song Lyric Wall Art
What a sweet and personalized project this is. A Beautiful Mess makes song lyric wall art that anyone can do with their most treasured piece of music. How perfect for a gift for your special someone, or a lovely addition to a wedding celebration. What lyric would you use?
Build a $30 Mobile Document Camera Stand
One of the hardest aspects of documenting a project build solo is getting those clear overhead process shots while you work. Our own Adam Flaherty offers up his solution in the newest issue of MAKE, Volume 27. From his intro: Hollywood grips solve this problem with what is known as a gobo arm, a lightweight […]
