Taps and dies are the two tools you use for cutting threads into material around a hole (tap) and for cutting threads into a rod (die) for mating with that hole. The basics of how to do it are quite simple. All you need to know are a few steps and you need a tap […]
We have another installment from Dustyn Roberts’ wonderful book, Making Things Move. In the last chapter, we covered “Introduction to Mechanisms and Machines.” Today, we look at motors and motion with “Chapter 6: Eeny Meeny, Miny, Motion: Options for Creating and Controlling Motion.” In this chapter, Dustyn covers the basics of how motors work, DC […]
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 will run weekly Tuesdays, and the next one will come out March 29th. The Great Global Hackerspace Challenge […]
We are extra excited over the recent announcement of the Etsy and NASA Space Craft Contest winners because our own crafty space geek Rachel Hobson won in the 2D Original category for her High Texture Hand Embroidery of the Moon. Rachel’s handmade piece will be going into space for the next shuttle launch! I still […]
I was looking for something cheery to post in honor of the arrival of Spring, and I don’t think it gets any better than the dreamy photos of Dutch photographer Sebastiaan Bremer.
This post is one of a set sponsored by Dial for Men and their “30 Days of Dirt” campaign. We had complete editorial control over the content and decided to talk to some makers who aren’t afraid to get good and dirty in their work. First up, kinetic, found-object sculptor (and former SF dump artist-in-residence) […]
It’s that time of year again! The call for makers for Maker Faire Detroit has gone out today! You can get all the details over on the Maker Faire web site. Key pieces of information: Maker Faire Detroit: July 30-31, 2011 Entry Open Date: March 22, 2011. Please enter early so we can reserve space […]
