In the Maker Shed: 54 Piece Bit Driver Kit
I hate security screws with a passion. When I become president I’m going to push to make them illegal. But in the meantime, what happens if you come across some that need to be dealt with?
Year: 2012
Pee Wee’s Playhouse Magic Screen Amigurumi Pattern
Fans of Pee Wee’s Playhouse have a friend in Allison Hoffman of Crafty is Cool. She’s delighted us with an amigurumi menagerie of Pee Wee’s Playhouse characters like Chairry and Jambi and, of course, Pee Wee. Her latest addition to the Pee Wee’s Playhouse cast of crocheted characters is Magic Screen (you know, ” Connect […]
Arduino-Powered Robot Balances on a Ball
We are Jeroen Waning, Brian Kosoris, Bahati Gitego, and Yuriy Psarev, and this is our senior design project here at Southern Polytechnic State University… (A) Ball-Bot is a robot (fully autonomous) that balances on a ball. In our case, it was a vertical aluminum structure approximately 3′ tall and balanced on a basketball. Our system […]
Dimitri Tsykalov’s Yarn Credit Cards
Sean over at MAKE shared this clever project by Dimitri Tsykalov, in which the artist created a series of unfinished (or unraveling) credit cards made from yarn.
Adorable Mini Printer Has All-Printable Frame
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr Pool, John Biehler’s excellent photo of a tiny prototype fused-filament 3D printer designed and built by Fraser Valley RepRap User Group member “Brad,” aka Sublime. Brad’s posted a detailed description on one of his personal blogs and on the RepRap wiki, but hasn’t published the physibles yet. The “vitamins” ( […]
Rad Valentines From Tinplate Girl
Sometimes Valentine’s Day feels a little too … soft for me. I’m often left wishing for something with a little edge, but usually when you mention “edge” and “Valentine’s Day” you get raunchy adult humor. That’s not what I’m going for, either. These gorgeous Valentines from Tinplate girl and her father, Marc, hit on the […]
Build a Secret Doorway on a Budget
With very little carpentry experience and less than $200, YouTube user luvguns61 created this secret door and safe room in his condo. The door is disguised as a recessed shelf and rolls on the floor with casters, which lets him use less expensive hinges. It even features a two-way mirror so that a person hiding […]