Got a 3D printer? Want to make some money with it? Go talk to 3D Hubs, along “Startup Row,” over near the Maker Shed. 3D Hubs facilitates transactions between 3D printer owners and people that want to make 3D prints. Printer owners can join the Hubs listing in their city to offer 3D printing services […]
Out in Zone 5, Liz Barry of Public Lab is sensing strong interest in spectrometry. The reason: “It’s like a Tricorder for $10!” The Public Lab is a community where you can learn how to investigate environmental concerns. Using inexpensive DIY techniques, Public Labs seeks to change how people see the world in environmental, social, […]
Dremel has their 3D printer out on display at Maker Faire New York. Of course this means we were able to play with it a bit and have some fun. After we announced the tool companies expansion into 3D printing, we knew you’d be clamoring to see it in action. Here’s a fun slideshow to […]
The Strati (Italian for layers) is the world’s first carbon fiber, 3D printed, fully-electric car.
Artist Kara Stone and graphic designer Gabby DaRienzo created a knitting simulator for knitting virtual sweaters!
“I went online to buy a nixie clock and didn’t see any I really liked,” says Woodland Hills, California tinkerer Sean Fannin about timepieces made from coldwar-era numeral-displaying nixie tubes. “A lot were DIY kits that ended up looking cheap. I wanted to build something a little more slick.” After buying and assembling a basic kit clock, […]
Perched high in a coniferous tree in Sandpoint, Idaho sits a hexagonal treehouse, handmade by 23-year-old Ethan Schlussler. During the build process, he grew tired of climbing up and down the ladder over and over. So he created a treehouse elevator, using his mom’s old bicycle. The elevator is a pulley system that uses a […]
