How-To: Fall Burlap Table Runner
Get crafty while you’re waiting for the pies to bake: whip up a last-minute fall burlap table runner!
Year: 2013
More Printers: At a Glance
Solidoodle 3 Solidoodle / solidoodle.com Price as tested $799 Print volume 8″×8″×8″ Heated bed? Yes Print materials ABS, PLA OS supported Windows, Mac, Linux Print untethered? No Open source hardware? Yes Open source software? Yes Printer control software Repetier-Host Slicing software Slic3r The Solidoodle 3rd Generation attracted us because of the price point, but otherwise […]
Retro Blaster: Vector Weapon Kit
The Vector Weapon has been one of our most popular projects on our Maker Faire table. It makes a wide variety of gleefully retro space sounds, and it’s a good intermediate soldering project. You can put it in your own case, or get a rad one from the Shed.
Happy Thanksgiving 2013
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It’s a celebration of food and family. My wife and I will be cooking and I look forward to seeing my grown children and their families around the table. (There’s so much preparation and the dinner itself goes by so fast!) Thanksgiving recognizes two forms of making that I love: […]
Bird’s Nest Lamp
This weekend you can make a bird’s nest-inspired lamp by upcycling some old newspaper, as shown by Catch My Party.
3D Printer Saves Turkey Day!
Oh, no! The turkey cookie cutter couldn’t be found. No problem. 3D printer to the rescue!
Diresta: Hardwood Phone Case
I often use a Zip Lock bag to keep my phone safe from dust and water and the coins in my pocket. But the workshop environment is also hazardous to my phone with tools banging and shuffling around. So I made this case to keep the phone safe in and around the shop.
