Two-Tone Hammock
Don’t you just want to lounge on your own DIY two-toned hammock all summer long? All LIFE long, for that matter. You can if you follow this excellent tutorial by Design Milk.
Year: 2013
Maker Pro Newsletter #22
“You can’t wait for users to come to you. You have to go out and get them.” From the editors of MAKE magazine, the Maker Pro Newsletter is about the impact of makers on business and technology. Our coverage includes hardware startups, new products, incubators, and innovators, along with technology and market trends. Please send […]
How-To: Hexagon Fabric Bracelet
Wear your hexie love on your sleeve—er, wrist—with this fun hexagon bracelet tutorial from Carolina at Always Expect Moore!
How-To: Edible Strawberry Balloon From Strawberries
Tokyo Gastronomy posted this fascinating video that illustrates how this intruiging strawberry candy dish is made.
Maker Camp Field Trip Friday: Up and Away!
It’s Field Trip Friday today on Maker Camp and we’re going to take you on a trip to meet some high flying makers. By high-flying I mean way up in the atmosphere and beyond!
Rebuilding Old Capacitors
Check out this great tutorial by Don Fox over on Make: Projects, describing how to rebuild vintage caps using smaller modern capacitors inside the old housing. When working in an old TV, audio amplifier, or turntable, invariably I will run across capacitors of all types, paper, mica, electrolytic, etc…. Generally when we run into caps […]
Jane ni Dhulchaointigh: Where Sugru Comes From
Sugru, the self-setting rubber that can be used to hack, mod or fix almost anything, can be found in many a maker’s toolbox. Jane ni Dhulchaointigh, who invented it, is well-known to makers in the UK and further afield. The story she tells of Sugru’s development over the last 10 years is an inspiring one of struggle and perseverance. So when she offered me a tour of their factory in Hackney, I jumped at the chance to find out more about how it’s made, and where it came from.
