My kids and I will be among the throngs of people heading to the movie theater today to see the new Muppets movie. I think we may have to try to make some of these fun Kermit finger puppets from Mollie of Wild Olive to take with us! Related: Needle Felted Kermit The Frog How-To: […]
“Left to his own devices he couldn’t build a toaster. He could just about make a sandwich and that was it.” Mostly Harmless, Douglas Adams, 1992 That was the thought in Thomas Thwaites’ mind as he undertook a 9-month, ยฃ1187.54 project to recreate his own toaster as part of his Master’s degree at the Royal […]
Ivar Theorin is currently making a series of Chinese zodiac masks from cardboard in the Open Studios at the Museum of Arts and Design. Visitors to the open studios have been able to try on the masks the see Ivar at work. A re-occurring question from visitors has been: “Is this the finished work or […]
A full-size turret mill is, of necessity, a heavy, expensive piece of equipment, impractical for most individual owners due to space and/or monetary constraints. For hobby work, however, a so-called “mini mill” can perform very well. The chief limitation of a mini-mill is not so much the quality of the work it can produce, but the size of the work it can handle.
Here are some fun ways to get your geek on for your favorite geeks on your gift list this holiday season. Lego, Doctor Who, tiny diorama with Daleks and Tardis From Etsy user, tinyminds, this crosses over the Lego geek and Doctor Who geek for extra geekery goodness. Pac Man ukulele (paculele) Musical gamer types […]
Kyle Lawson and James Peyer discuss their innovative strategy to get biotechnology into schools and hackerspaces. Their company otyp was formed with the purpose of making equipment and information accessible to anyone who wants to get started with genetic research and experiments.
What a difference a couple of years make. Back in 2009, you had to scrounge together a bunch of lenses and glue them to a jar lid if you wanted a smartphone lens carousel. Nowadays you’ve got options.
