Crowdfunding Sympathy for the Scouts
In Ken’s column this week, he unveils the Boy Scouts/Hacker Scouts poll results, catches up with Pedalusion, gives the crowdfunding report, and more!
Year: 2013
MAKE Asks: What do we Call all These Boards?
Embedded system, microcontroller, computer-on-a-chip? What should we call these awesome gadgets, anyway?
Now Taking the Mound… a Trebuchet!
In what will surely be hailed as a victory for makers and baseball-loving fans of Medieval siege weaponry everywhere, a 10-foot trebuchet built by Pittsburgh’s MAKESHOP will huck the first pitch at the Pittsburgh Pirates game Sept. 1 when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals.
“Cutting Class” can be Educational
With the third year of Project Make underway, I have come to see the laser cutter as the cornerstone tool for a 21st century shop class. It offers speed and versatility far beyond a 3D printer, allowing more students to complete their projects in a given class time. There are a number of free software […]
This Weekend: Ottawa Mini Maker Faire
The Ottawa Mini Maker Faire showcases some of the best maker projects in Canada. This weekend Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 at Artengine and the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation will co-present the third Ottawa Mini Maker Faire at the Canada Science and Technology Museum.
Ken Butler’s Hybrid Instruments
Brooklyn-based artist Ken Butler has been creating his imaginative instruments since 1978.
Flowers and Plants from Beads
After her daughter started getting into beading several years ago, Esty seller Art of Beads became fascinated with creating these incredibly realistic beaded plants.
