Guacamole Recipe Tote
Blogger Lee Frank, of Nachos NY, just created this guacamole recipe tote for foodies on the go. At the grocery store and forgot your guac ingredient list? No problem, just take a look at your tote.
Month: February 2012
Reimagining the Library for the Future @ The New York Public Library
If you want to see 3D printers, tool lending, laser cutters, skill building, entrepreneurial classes and hackspace-like activities visit the NYPL “Join the Conversation” page and send in your comments. You can also email: yourlibrary@nypl.org
Make: Projects – Tiny Wanderer Bump Sensor and “Moth” Behavior
Two Make: Projects teach the Tiny Wanderer robot (from MAKE Volume 29) new tricks: Bump sensor navigation and light-avoiding “Moth” behavior.
Crafty Events
A weekly roundup of craft fairs and a call for vendors.
Building a Robotic Bee With MEMS 3D Printing
Basically, microscale 3D printing the same way a popup book creates a three-dimensional shape. The Harvard Monolithic Bee is a millimeter-scale flapping wing robotic insect produced using Printed Circuit MEMS (PC-MEMS) techniques. This video describes the manufacturing process, including pop-up book inspired assembly. [via Ponoko]
Inaugural QuiltCon Scheduled for February 2013
I was excited to hear that the first ever QuiltCon, organized by the Modern Quilt Guild, will take place in my old stomping grounds of Austin, Texas. The event touts awesome speakers and teachers, like Denyse Schmidt, Anna Maria Horner, Elizabeth Hartman and more, and will include a juried quilt show and special quilt exhibits. […]
Ask MAKE: Modding Vacuum Tubes with LEDs
On today’s Ask MAKE, a reader writes: “I have a box full of old vacuum tubes and would like to do an LED tube mod but I have no clue as to how to wire, power supplies, etc. Could you help me as far the nitty gritty on making this project work?