Procrastinators rejoice! The deadline to submit your application to present at Maker Faire Bay Area was March 15, but the call for makers has now been extended to March 22. While our team is reviewing previously submitted applications now, those who need more time will get another week. So make the most of it and get your applications in now.
Are you a hackerspace member? We want to know about cool projects you are working on, or have completed, tools you’re using, fun stories about your space and its members, best practices you’d like to share with other spaces, etc. Say you build a new CNC mill–we want to hear about it! Maybe a member […]
Adrien Baptiste’s Arduino-controlled color sensor (Google translated) detects the color of a Pantone swatch and displays it on four RGB LEDs. Adrien has all the files in his GitHub depository.
Canadian train enthusiast Jason Shron has a special place in his heart for VIA trains, Canada’s intercity passenger rail cars. His lifelong dream was to have a train car in his basement. When he was 12, he wrote VIA a letter asking if there was any way he could buy a seat from one of […]
In this manual for building a 72-inch amateur rocket, everything but the parachute is repurposed or scratch-built, including the motor and propellant. Detailed, well-written instructions and a clear photo explain each step. If you’re at all interested in amateur rocketry, it’s good reading.
Need an impromptu gift? Check out this tutorial from Birch.
Gold leaf has been found in hair and make-up on the Fashion Week runways as of late. Realistic for the everyday human? Probably not. But art, beauty, and fashion don’t need to be realistic, just inspiring. I am pretty inspired by Honestly WTF taking this high-end trend and making it accessible.
