Festo ExoHand
I don’t know what to say about this, beyond the fact that Festo can sure turn out a cool robot video. Check out all the other Festo pr0n on the site! [via the NXT Step]
Year: 2012
How-To: Faux Antique Card File Drawers
Be still, my vintage-loving heart! This painting tutorial for creating faux antique card file drawers from Kristine at The Painted Hive is fantastic! She may have started with an IKEA drawer set, but she definitely finished with a work of home decor art! [Via Poppytalk] More: Turn Salvaged Drawers into Modular Storage @Craftzine.com blog Paper […]
Electronic Piggybank Enjoys Feeding, Tracks Savings
Becky’s latest project over at adafruit shows off some of the possibilities of the cool surplus vending machine coin acceptors they just added to their catalog. It has an Arduino for brains, an LCD shield to report your balance, and an LED that makes piggy glow when you feed him the monies. The more loot in your hoard, the brighter he glows
How-To: Plastic Canvas And Buttons Solar System
It’s been clearly established that I’m a total space geek. I also happen to love plastic canvas and buttons, so I’m swooning over this fun and educational project from Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational. I love that she even shows how they found buttons to match each planet perfectly. I know this is meant as a […]
Soapbox: My Top 10 Favorite Arduino-Compatible “Clones” and Derivatives
My article last week about Arduino counterfeits (as in companies actually using the Arduino name, logo, and trademark) and selling them as real Arduinos had some lively debate. Opinion articles are always interesting, because you get a huge spectrum of comments. A variety of opinions were represented for sure: there are folks who think it’s […]
Choc Creator Chocolate Printer
Chocolate has to be one of my favorite build materials. It has a low melting point and hardens into a semi-rigid shapes when cooled down. Plus, it smells a heck of a lot better than ABS. If you’ve been waiting to make the move from PLA to Chocolate, your in luck.
Casebinding Video for DIY Bookbinders
Etsy handmade bookbinder Rhonda Miller of My Hardbound Books shares a nice video of her technique for DIY casebinding, which can be tricky to master for people new to the craft.