Back in May, I took an inventory of all the 3D printers at the Bay Area Maker Faire. Today, I did the same for Detroit and found about twelve 3D printers here (I may have missed a couple). The MakerBot crew is here, fresh from a week at Comic-Con. I was also pleased to see […]
Clockwise from top: An interactive game at the I3Detroit tent, a water cooled engine from the Early Engine Club, See Me CNC’s printer at work, and stoking the fire for the blacksmithing workshop.
Now THIS is an industrial design! This spotted child bicycle seat, on Riding on Roadways, is made from materials found at your favorite hardware store. UPDATE: We’ve received a lot of comments about this post calling us out for safety concerns. To be clear, the original author of this post did not make this seat […]
A young maker loving the 3D-printed Heart Gears at the MakerBot booth at Maker Faire Detroit.
DetroitGT is Christopher Gorski’s line of Detroit-centric gear and clothing sold from the back of this nicely rebuilt 1979 Chevy P10 Step Van. I love food trucks and mobile shops and DetroitGT is a great example.
Dywayne Neeley is the president of the 60 member East Side Riders bike repair and modding group. He’s also the owner of this great bike grill/grill bike.
Matt Oehrlein and Ed Platt from the i3Detroit hackerspace created the Mind Flame mind activated flamethrower; today they put to good use in a tournament that pits brain against brain. Two contestants compete to see who has the brain control to fire the flamethrower three times. Find them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MindFlameMakers.
