Get on the Road to Maker Faire Challenge Before it’s Too Late
Makers are always coming up with quite fascinating projects that redefine what is possible in the everyday world.
Year: 2013
Pedal Power: The Quest for the 100 MPH Bicycle
England’s Tom Donhou makes some beautiful hand-built road and mountain bike frames. He got the idea to put his handiwork into action build (and pilot) a bike that could reach 100 miles per hour on the flats. Working in his shop and with England’s Royce he build a rocket of a bike with a monster front chain ring nearly as big as his wheels. !He was inspired by the homebuilt cars roaring across the salt flats of Utah. There are no salt flats in the U.K. so he choose a two-mile WWII-era runway. But his quest didn’t stop there. The short documentary below documents his efforts and those of his collaborators. It’s a great story of ingenuity, daring, and the maker spirit.
How-To: Summer Shandy
While it’s summer here in the Northern Hemisphere the good folks over at Spoon Fork Bacon are helping to make sure that we drink plenty of cold beverages by posting this refreshing Summer Shandy recipe.
Maker Shed is Ready to Rock at Maker Faire Detroit
The Shed team has landed in Detroit, and we’ve brought dozens of great products with us. We’re right in front of the Henry Ford museum near the Power Racing Series track, in a massive tent that’s very hard to miss. We have everything from 3D Printers and Microcontrollers to Craft Kits and Wearables.
DIY God’s Eyes
I dig the “campy” bohemian look of these God’s Eyes and was JUST wondering how to make them when our buddies over at Threadbanger showed us how in this rad video. Right on target, as always!
Shadowrun, Atlantic City, and the ups and Downs of Kickstarter
Introducing the MAKE Crowdfund Fund. The MAKE Crowdfund Fund. We are putting up a chunk of money each month. We are going to nominate a set of active KS campaigns with a maker sensibility to them. We are going to ask you the readers to decide which one we should back. Whichever one you select, we’ll back at a level to get the primary product. If the project funds, and delivers, we’ll write up and shoot a whole un-boxing, testing, and tear-down sequence to report back on how good the end result was. We want to do our part in both supporting maker KS projects, and keeping them honest.
DANGER! MAKE Volume 35 now on Sale: Are you Safe?
Do you smell something burning? Well, that could just be the project you build once you’ve read MAKE Volume 35: The Danger Issue! It’s all about rockets, flames, and fun, you’ll be lighting the fuse of your own imagination when you dig into this issue.
