I’m at the Albuquerque Academy today giving a soldering workshop. We are using the learn to solder kit available in Maker Shed. One student decided to give his robot antennae by not trimming the LED leads and adding blobs of solder to the tips. Very cool!
Snapping crafty photos? Make a sun-powered cardboard light box!
In recent years my prejudice against Chinese tools has been proven wrong over and over again, and the DT-2234C+ is no exception. Frankly, this is a fantastic little tool, at a fantastic price, that gets the job done without breaking the bank. Is it cheap? Sure it is, in both common senses of the word. But is it worth every penny of its rock-bottom price? Again: Yes. Many times over.
Tumblr user Eclectic Wonderland embroidered this impressive pair of shoes by hand to wear to an upcomming Doctor Who convention.
This gorgeous robot patrols Steve Norris’s yard, and honks its horn and squirts water when it spots an intruder.
Being able to ask “what if…” and getting a print a few minutes later is part of what makes 3D printing so amazing. You might not be able to print a flying car or jetpack anytime soon, but rather, indulging creative curiosity to further the next big thing brings the future that much closer. Therefore, Joaquin Baldwin’s 3D-printed bacon Möbius strips are even cooler than originally thought, and a steal at $19 from Shapeways.
This week on Food Makers, a weekly Google+ hangout on air, I’ll be talking to members of Re:Farm the City. Re: Farm is an international collective started by Spain’s Hernani Dias. Members develop open source hardware and software for urban farmers.
