How-To: Sewn Plush Bunny
KB from A Patchwork World shares her plush bunny pattern and shows you how to sew one up for your little one in time for Easter.
Year: 2011
Homebrew Liquid Resin 3D Printer Gets Resolution Boost
We’ve previously posted about Junior Veloso’s liquid resin 3D printer, which uses a DLP projector beneath a bath of resin to cure an object into its appropriate shape. Junior is reporting a huge gain in resolution from multiple improvements in the design. From our friends at Hack A Day: He’s keeping most of the juicy […]
Recycle your E-Waste throughout April in NYC
The Lower East Side Ecology Center in NYC is sponsoring e-waste recycling events throughout all five boroughs for the month of April (aka “Earth Month”). You can find a list of their drop-off sites here, and their FAQ about acceptable items and procedures here. I actually almost never throw away my own e-waste. I still […]
Milwaukee Makerspace Grand Opening Party
The Milwaukee Makerspace is having a grand opening party next weekend on Saturday, April 9th, 2011. They’ve got a great schedule of events planned, including a Power Wheels race, stump the maker contest, circuit etching and biodiesel demonstrations, food, and live music. If you’re in the area, this would be a great time to go […]
EMSL is Back with a New Drink Making Unit
A lot of us saw a tantalizing glimpse of EMSL‘s sweet new barbot on the most recent episode of Make: Live, and here it is! Twice the pumps, twice the ingredients and twice the radness of last year’s model. My favorite part are the beakers cut into spouts that dip down to dispense the ingredients […]
Sewn Easter Egg Wreath
Momma D and Da Boyz has a fun tutorial, based off of a Simplicity tutorial, for a cute Easter egg wreath. Check it out.
Magnetic Tape Violin Bow Plays Captured Sounds
I’m fascinated by this ingenious use of recycling from musician Laurie Anderson, pointed out by our friends at RePlayGround. Musician Laurie Anderson has her own spin on reusing tape to create new sound. She created a violin bow strung with magnetic audio tape instead of horse hair. By drawing the bow across the violin strings, […]