In this week’s episode of Food Makers on Nov. 28 at 2pm PST/ 5pm EST, I’ll be talking to Pierre Beauchamp, a young entrepreneur who is making a name for himself in aquaponics. Watch the episode here on Google+.
MAKE contributor and Makeys stylist Diana Eng recently schooled me about the lost wax fabrication process, which she’s been using to craft her new Farfalle jewelry line (yes, named after, and shaped like, the pasta).
There’s nothing especially complex about these pliers from prominent jeweler-supply house Rio Grande: one jaw features a rounded bending mandrel about 5mm in diameter and 20mm long, and the other, a cupped steel band holding a nylon forming block with a matching V-shaped groove. The cool part is that the nylon block is removable and replaceable, so if you have access to a 3D printer, you can print your own custom jaw inserts and mount them in place using small wood screws.
What makes a successful print? For each 3D printer, our reviewers considered the following questions ranging from initial setup and documentation to user interface and print quality.
Tokyo-based artist Azuma Makoto’s works are usually of the botanical nature, but a few of his works though, like the Lego Pine, use non-botanical media to evoke visions of plant life.
Tomorrow MAKE editor-in-chief Mark Frauenfelder will be in a live chat about 3D printing with the editors of Scientific American.
I have a favorite fabric scrap bucket I keep on my sewing desk – it’s a staple now.
