Make: Asks is a new weekly column where we ask you, our readers, for responses to maker-related questions. We hope the column will spark interesting conversation and that we’ll get to know more about each other.
Have you ever fallen in love with a blog just after hearing it’s name? I have! But, in the interest of not having my mouth washed out with soap, I’m leaving out the last few letters. Classy as F***, otherwise known as CAF, is a crafter after my own heart. Not only does she needle […]
Calling all fans of the stacked bracelet look: here’s another DIY to add to your arsenal. Stripes and Sequins shows you how to take chunky chain and ball chain and create a fun, substantial bracelet that will fit right in with the others stacked on your wrist. More: How-To: Wrapped Bracelets @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Crocheted […]
Chris Favreau posted an Instructable on making a hot glue extruder for a CNC, using a $3 hot glue gun.
In this, the fourth installment of Engineer Guy Series #4, Bill, Patrick, and Nick show off the engineering that accounts for three key characteristics of laser light: single wavelengths, narrow beams, and high intensities. Highlights include laser retinal surgery, the difference between phosphorescence and fluorescence, and a rather more sophisticated treatment of laser physics than is common in popular science.
Given my recent French knot blouse and light box posts, you might have noticed that I’m on a bit of an embroidery kick. So, this this bullion knot embroidery tutorial from Kathy at The Unbroken Thread definitely fits right in with my current stitching obsession. I’d always thought that flowers like the one pictured above […]
: Chris Krueger of Arlington Heights, IL, wrote in to share his Maker Playset I thought I’d send along my “Maker Playset” I just finished putting together. Sure kids could play with dinosaurs or airplanes, but why not a workbench and a 3D printer! This is a miniature model of my workshop and just what […]
