Two of The LED Artist’s fantastic kits, the USB Blinky and Color Night Joule Thief, are now available in the Maker Shed! Both of these kits are fantastic for learning how to solder, since they exclusively use through-hole components.
Musical ensemble GLANK, which appeared at World Maker Faire this year, was featured in a video piece on NPR’s Science Friday.
Benjamin Berg created a stunning series of throw pillow covers made from fabric adorned with images of digital glitches.
Today’s Toolsday topic is Dream Tools-If money was no object, what tool(s) would you buy?
Host: Eric Weinhoffer
Guest: Michael Castor
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.
