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. Power Racing Series Kick(start)s it Up a Notch http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nicegress/ppprs-the-power-racing-series/widget/video.html In July 2009, a group of […]
Qiaodan “Jordan” Jin Stone was one of the nicest people I met at World Maker Faire NYC. When I first ran into her, she was riding a crazy tread skateboard in a very cute purple plaid skirt. I noticed her unusual glasses right away and we headed into the dark room at the Hall of […]
At this weekend’s Maker Faire, one of the exciting announcements came from MakerBot Industries, with their release of a new Stepstruder MK7 extruder head and their demoing of the experimental use of the MK7 in a dual-head, two-color in a MakerBot. I asked Noah Levy, one of the developers at MakerBot whose working on the “dualstrusion” project, a few questions.
Joel takes paper dolls to a new level with this happy “Dressy Cats” set he created for his son and daughter. At his Made by Joel site he offers us templates of his Dressy Cats with tons of accessories to print out so that we can assemble our own cat family scene to play with. […]
Maker Faire New York is being featured on The Engadget Show tonight at 6pm ET. Becky and I will also be in studio talking about Make: Live and our favorite DIY projects. Not only that, but there will also be appearances by Jonathan Coulton, Makerbot’s Turtle Shell Racers, and Keepon, our favorite dancing robot. Watch the stream on their show page and we’ll post the archive as soon as it’s ready.
In honor of Plastics month here on MAKE, I’m excited to chime in with some of my recent Zero to Maker exploits into the world of silicone. For the non-maker (or “pre-maker,” as I like to say), working with plastic can be revelatory. It opens your eyes to the wonders and possibilities of easily creating everyday objects and provides a new perspective on the way so much of our world is manufactured.
Linda of Craftaholics Anonymous has a great idea for hanging her milk glass plates right the first time – traced paper templates. It’s a smart idea to help you lay out your design and not put unwanted holes in your wall. I’ll keep this in mind the next time I want to hang one of […]
