Month: November 2012

Talking Shop with Aron Sanchez of Buke and Gase

Talking Shop with Aron Sanchez of Buke and Gase

By Michael Colombo

Michael Colombo

In addition to being an online editor for MAKE Magazine, Michael Colombo works in fabrication, electronics, sound design, music production and performance (Yes. All that.) In the past he has also been a childrens' educator and entertainer, and holds a Masters degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.

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I was able to catch up with Aron Sanchez of the band Buke and Gase and talk about how he makes and modifies his instruments and pedals, his work with Blue Man Group, and much more.

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How-To: Fabric Bracelets

How-To: Fabric Bracelets

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Bust that fabric stash and make some awesome stocking stuffers at the same time!

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Hangout with MAKE Editors Today at 2pm PST/5pm EST

Hangout with MAKE Editors Today at 2pm PST/5pm EST

By Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook is editor of the Bohemian, an alternative weekly in Santa Rosa, California. He is a former senior editor at Maker Media.

He is also the co-creator of Food Forward, a documentary TV series for PBS about the innovators and pioneers changing our food system.

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It’s the fourth Thursday of the month and that means it’s time for our monthly MAKE editors hangout on air on Google+. This month MAKE editorial director Gareth Branwyn and fellow editors will be discussing MAKE’s Volume 32, our Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing, this week’s Arduino/smARtDUINO/Kickstarter dust-up, and more.

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“Kuratas” Mecha Does Not Have Chicken Legs

“Kuratas” Mecha Does Not Have Chicken Legs

By Sean Michael Ragan

Sean Michael Ragan

I am descended from 5,000 generations of tool-using primates. Also, I went to college and stuff. I am a long-time contributor to MAKE magazine and makezine.com. My work has also appeared in ReadyMade, c't – Magazin für Computertechnik, and The Wall Street Journal.

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In fact, it barely has legs at all, designer Kogoro Kurata having wisely opted for wheeled instead of walking locomotion for his extremely impressive first attempt at de-fictionalizing the ubiquitous giant fighting robot of Japanese pop culture. His project site at Suidobashi Heavy Industries has been up for more than a year, and includes an impressive “build to order” system that lets you specify factory options for your fighting machine ranging from various weapons systems, to upgraded armor, to genuine leather seats and custom paint jobs. The price is updated in real time, as you go, and the whole thing even wraps up with a buy-it-now button.

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