Star Wars Stitchery
Feeling Stitchy has a fun profile of Craftster member, Love and a Sandwich, who created these Star Wars applique stitchery pieces. I’m particularly fond of the “Laugh it up, Fuzzball” one.
Month: September 2011
GRBLShield CNC Mill Conversion
Bay Area maker John Knoll (of ILM and PhotoShop fame) just finished converting his old manual milling machine to CNC with a GRBLshield and took the time to thoroughly document the process. If you’ve ever thought about attempting this conversion, you won’t want to miss this informative overview. In it John runs through the entire process from start to finish, beginning with converting a model using a Python script, sending G-code to the board using a Processing sketch, and ending with cutting the part.
Manhattan-Style Circuit in a Copper Cladding Chassis
Yesterday, we posted about a technique used in ham radio to solder together project boxes/radio chassis using PCB copper cladding. Some folks, in comments and on the twitters, were wondering how well this works. Take a look.
War and Peace Bookend
Over on CRAFT, MAKE contributing writer Scott Bedford offers a great little illustrated tutorial for hacking your own action figure into a spirited bookend. Check out the post on CRAFT, or head over to Make: Projects for a PDF of the build. Can’t wait to chop up some zombie Barbie bookends! Scott’s illustration style is […]
Antibacterial Yoga Mat Spray
Creative Commons-licensed image from Flickr user mosabua I dabble in yoga. I certainly don’t have a regular routine, but when I do go, I love it. However, the particular style of yoga I do is sweaty. Really sweaty. It’s called Bikram yoga, and the room is kept at around 105 degrees, for a 90-minute class. […]
Zero to Maker: Crash Course in Laser Cutting
“And that’s just the beginning, there are all types of materials that work with the laser cutter. In addition to cardboard and paper, you can etch glass, cut acrylic, and engrave leather. You can even laser etch onto a chocolate bar.” Said Zack, my TechShop Dream Coach who has been guiding me on my Zero to Maker journey. He was also today’s Laser Cutting SBU substitute teacher.
Motorcycle from Lobster Shells
Well, here is a motorcycle sculpted from lobster shells by an artist called Huang Mingbo. That’s all. [via buzzfeed]
