Bunnie Huang recently toured the Arduino production facilities and wrote a great post about what he saw (with lots of photos!): Arduinos are made in Scarmagno, Italy, a small town near the Olivetti factories on the outskirts of Torino. All of the circuit board fabrication, board stuffing and distribution is handled out of that small […]
I love the holiday season for so many reasons and a full list of craft shows across the country is one of them. Our friends at Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco checked in with us recently as they get ready for their holiday show this December. Take a look at some important info, including how to […]
Sew a versatile bag for your two-wheeled travels with this bike pannier tutorial from Elizabeth at ECAB! [Via Craft Leftovers] More: How-To: DIY Bike Light @Craftzine.com blog Bike Tube Headband @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Bicycle Basket Picnic Liner @Craftzine.com blog
By Glen Whitney for the Museum of Mathematics We’re in the midst of putting four-bar linkages through their paces. See the introductory post for this series for the MoMath Linkage Kit, an introduction, and general instructions. Last time we saw the complexity of what seems like a pretty simple mechanism: four bars, connected at their […]
Do you ever sit in your cube, listening to the low rumble of keyboards clacking away in the distance, wondering how you can take your geek cred to the next level? Well, I’m pretty sure that a handmade TARDIS phone charging station would do the trick!
Terry Jantzi says: “I built a homemade machine that works spectacularly. Made out of surplus steel bowls, a hanging plant basket and a propane torch, I produce all kinds of flavored cotton candy for family and friends.” I like the way his video progressives from a working prototype to a slick finished project.
And we’re back with our thirty-ninth installment of Your Comments. Here are our favorites from the past week, from Makezine, our Facebook page, and Twitter.
