Tux Cases for Arduino and Raspberry Pi Now Available in the Maker Shed
Aluminum cases for the Arduino and Raspberry Pi, custom CNC machined by Tux Labs, are now available in the Maker Shed.
Month: April 2013
Deek’s Lollipop Fort of Death
This is Derek “Deek” Diedricksen’s last video for us. And it’s…a little different. He pokes fun at his rather sketchy looking single-pole tree house, which he jokingly has dubbed “The Lollipop Fort Of Death.” It looks less than safe, but he insists it is. The song he wrote about it sure is catchy.
The Solder Buddy
This mechanised solder dispenser was built by design engineer Jude Pullen, as an example of what could be done using ABS plastic sheeting, a broken brake cable from a bicycle, and some Sugru.
Camper Obscura
Photographers Jonathan Blyth and Matthew Pontin of FOTONOW turned a camper van into a mobile camera obscura and have been taking it all over the UK for visitors to experience it.
MAKE Welcomes Ken Denmead as Editorial Director
I’d like to welcome Ken Denmead to Maker Media. He’ll start May 13 as editorial director. He replaces outgoing editorial director Gareth Branwyn. Ken has been editor and publisher of Geekdad and publisher of Geekmom, which recently struck out on its own. Ken is a civil engineer who will be quitting his day job to join us at MAKE. We’re excited to have his energy and experience to help us shape our online community.
Metrix Open Hardware Lab’s Brainwave RepRap Controller
Located inside Metrix Create:Space at the heart of Seattle, Metrix Open Hardware Lab features a pick and place machine and a reflow soldering line for manufacturing various open source electronics. Its first product, the Brainwave, purports to be the lowest-cost alzl-in-one 3D printer control board solution on the market.
How-To: Picnic-Style Placemats
Get a jump on those summer outdoor eating plans with this picnic-style placemat tutorial!
