This fascinating article from Scientific American describes one of the world’s very first numerically-controlled machine tools, a 3-axis Cincinatti Milling Machine Company “Hydro-Tel” painstakingly adapted for programmable electronic control two years before the first commercial silicon transistors.
This may be a bit more time-intensive than traditional egg dying methods—every dot is individually placed by hand—but it sure is pretty. Check out this pointillism Easter eggs tutorial from Orange Kitty Crafts to see how it’s done! More: Kids’ Kitchen: Dyeing Easter Eggs @Craftzine.com blog Craft Thread Easter Eggs @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Eggshell Bud […]
The Maker Shed, in conjunction with Adafruit Industries, is proud to present you with the latest in the Mintronics line of products, the Menta. It’s the perfect pocket Arduino!
MAKE staple Chris of Pyroelectro wrote in with this simple Wireless XBee Tilt/Pan Camera System, which lets you to pan, tilt, and trigger a camera remotely.
Jerry Isdale of Maui Makers created this LED strip t-shirt with waterproof LED strips and a programmable microcontroller and then wore it to teach a class in. According to Jerry, “adding other effects (like a beating heart, or other animations) is simple matter of programming.” [via adafruit]
Say hello to Thing #19733 from Joseph Larson of Provo, UT, aka Thingiverse user cymon. It’s his entry in the just-closed TinkerCAD Chess Set Design Challenge. You can browse all 250+ entries….
April is Shoe Month here on CRAFT, and I can’t think of a better way to kick things off (pun intended?) than with a cool project like this dollhouse made from a leather boot by Sharon of Handmade Obsessions. Since I was a little girl I always wanted a shoe dollhouse most likely because there […]
