How-To: Fishtail Braided Friendship Bracelets
Add a bit of camp-inspired fun to your summertime crafting with this fishtail braided friendship bracelet tutorial!
Month: July 2013
Christopher Blasius’ Wooden CNC Router
Christopher Blasius of Holz Mechanik built this sweet CNC router out of wood, and anyone with a drill, a jigsaw, and a router or table saw can build it. I love the elegant and useful bellows system for protecting the guts from the omnipresent dust and wood chips! The X and Y are 300mm (about […]
How-To: Knit Ice Cream Cozy
Keep your frosty treats cold—and extra-adorable—with this handy knit ice cream cozy pattern!
Maker Camp: Robots, Junk, and Art
Today on Maker Camp we begin a week of Art and Design. To kick things off we’ll spend the day talking about robots, not ones made with fancy and expensive parts, but the junkbot variety made from everyday and found objects. We have a great line-up of guests.
How-To: Wooden Raspberry Pi Case for Under $10
Instructables user sandshock writes how you can make a trip to your local hardware store with just a Hamilton and return with everything you need to make your own wooden Raspberry Pi case.
Running a Rover by Remote: NASA Tests Telerobotics
On a dusty lot at Moffett Field, CA that’s been made to simulate a lunar landscape, NASA showed off what they hope will be the next step in our exploration of the solar system: telerobotics. That’s a fancy name for remote control, but it’s a lot fancier than most remote control vehicles.
Through a DIY Telescope, Brightly
David Pevear is a retired geologist and life-long maker and fixer of things. He can usually be found puttering about the house, busily maintaining or repairing something. One of his most intriguing projects is his open frame telescope.
