Open Source Loom at OHS and Maker Faire
An open source Jacquard loom was demonstrated at OHS and Maker Faire.
Year: 2012
Making Hard-Shell Molds with Adam Savage
Adam Savage’s Hard-Shell Mold primer is an evergreen gem well worth revisiting.
DiResta: Heart Key
In this episode of DiResta, Jimmy gets all sentimental and makes a heart key for a particularly big-hearted friend.
In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (“Dirty Money,” “Hammered,” “Against the Grain,” “Trash for Cash”) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy.
For more details on the build, check out the MAKE post: http://blog.makezine.com/2012/10/03/diresta-heart-ring/
And look for new episodes of DiResta every other Wednesday at 2pm Pacific/5pm Eastern.
Laser-Cut VW Vanagon
The laser cutter is an amazing machine. The level of precision is impressive — it can transform a digital rendering into a beautiful object, being faithful to the exact design, down to the smallest detail. Flickr user Greyerlynx used a laser cutter to immortalize his 1986 VW Vanagon in a five-layer cutaway. I think it’s […]
Video: DIY Fabric Printing with Re:create
Our friend Corinne Leigh just launched her new DIY show on About.com, Re:create. In each episode, Corinne will answer a viewer’s question with the help of some of her favorite crafty pals. This week’s episode features our own Meg Allan Cole and fabric printing for a colorful home decor.
DIY Cobweb Wearables
I love these two cobweb crafts on El Hada de Papel, a fabulous trilingual blog with tons of great projects for kids. This simple spiderweb T-shirt and spiderweb fascinator would be quite chic on a grown woman, too!
Hackert0wn: The World’s First Eco/Hacker Village?
As planned, Hackert0wn will be an entire hacker ecosystem complete with retail shops stocked with spare parts, sleeping pods, a gym that feeds power back into the building, a co-working space, private offices, a cafe with a coffee dispensing robot, a dumpling shop, an aquaponic farm that raises fish and produce for nearby residents and restaurants, and a state-of-the art CNC machine shop. Oh, and all the buildings will be built out of recycled shipping containers.