Make: Inventions “Etch A Sketch”
In his first episode of Make: Inventions, Steve Hoefer takes a look at the Etch A Sketch, the enduring kids toy invented by Andre Cassagnes
Year: 2013
How-To: Tiered Cake Pan Display Tower
Make your own beautiful tiered cake pan display tower with Amy at A Nest for All Seasons!
Interactive Musical Tire Swing
The Interactive Musical Tire Swing is a ton of fun to play with and was a big hit at Maker Faire Bay Area last year. In a nutshell, it plays soundtracks and musical beats depending on the rider’s acceleration and rotation. The Swing will be back at this year’s Faire, taking place May 18 and […]
How-To: Mini Necktie Memory Albums
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo makes necktie crafts fresh again with her mini memory book tutorial!
3D-Printing Mechanical Hands
This is really cool, a MakerBot Industries-supported 3D printable prosthetic hand project. When Richard Van As, a master carpenter in Johannesburg, South Africa, decided to make a set of mechanical fingers, it wasn’t just for fun. He’d lost four of the fingers on his right hand in an unfortunate work accident. For a tradesman like […]
Alien Chest Pendant
Visual effects artist Luis Alberto Cayo of Cthulhu Wake Up created this fantastic bronze pendant depicting an alien that appears to be bursting out of the wearer’s chest!
Get Your MAKE Pebble Watchface Just in Time for Maker Faire
If you’re an early-adopter, like so many makers are, then there’s a good chance you’ve already got a Pebble smartwatch. With the recent updates to the development platform, we’re starting to see a rush of fun, and functional custom watchfaces for the Pebble, as well as web-based tools for generating them.
In the MAKE spirit, and out of the imperative to show my maker pride at Maker Faire Bay Area in 9 days, I went ahead and made a custom MAKE watchface. If you see me at Maker Faire and show me your Pebble with the Make watchface, I’ll show you the secret maker handshake.