Soldering in Space
In July 2004, Astronaut Mike Fincke melted some solder aboard the International Space Station. The behavior of the solder in zero gravity is fascinating to watch.
Month: May 2012
Lego Strandbeest
I love kvanb’s Lego recreation of Theo Jansen’s Rhinoceros Strandbeest mobile sculpture. Jansen even approved the model, and it wasย up on CUUSOO for possible realization as an official Lego product. Theo Jansen is a Dutch Kinetic Artist and famous around the world for his Strandbeests. Theo is also my friend and colleague, and I’m happy […]
How-To: Perler Bead Bracelets
We’re heading in to summer, and that means I’m collecting ideas for projects that I can do with the kids while they are out of school. I’m bookmarking this collection of perler bead bracelet tutorials that Helena of Craft and Creativity gathered as something to try with my daughter. The bold colors and geometric designs […]
Whirligig of Doom
Everybody’s favorite slingshot aficionado, Jรถrg Sprave, is at it again. Got an old set of steak knives sitting around the house collecting dust? Why not turn them into a battery-powered whirligig of doom? Using a battery powered drill, some MDF, and a timing belt, Jรถrg constructed one mean looking rotary slicer.
How-To: Old-School Red-Blue 3D Photos and Videos on the Cheap
Good old red-blue anaglyphic 3D works on ordinary screens, can be printed using any color printer, and requires only super-cheap glasses for viewing. Steve White wanted to see how cheaply he could build a digital camera rig for creating red-blue 3D stills and video. His goals included real-time preview ability, focus and parallax control, and […]
Maker Faire Center Stage โย Illustrated!
A few weeks before Maker Faire, we got a call from Nora Herting, founder of ImageThink, a company that provides live “graphic facilitation” services to conferences and meetings. Nora loves Maker Faire and she offered up a wonderful gift from her company: the time of two great illustrators, Heather Willems and Lloyd Dangle (you might […]
Adam Savage: Permission to Make
MythBusters host Adam Savage talks to KQED about the importance of fostering the instinct to make things by hand at Maker Faire.
