The $100 DIY Sailboat that Won our Outdoor Sports Contest
Robert van de Walle’s $100 sailboat, built with materials from a hardware store, is our summer sports contest winner.
Year: 2014
Plumbing Tool Nail Art
Renowned nail artist Naomi Yasuda created an amazing sculpture series of miniature plumbing tools made from nail acrylic and polishes.
Maker Hangar 2: 05 – Flying a Tricopter
In this episode of Maker Hangar, I give you some tips on how to be successful when flying your tricopter. You also see some video from my tricopter when I brought it on vacation with me and flew it around. In the next episode you’ll get an intro on the Maker Trainer 2, stay tuned! In this episode I also talk […]
Hacking the Macetech RGB Shades
Some of the more in-your-face pieces of wearable technology are macetech’s RGB Shades and LED Matrix Shades. They’re shutter shade sunglasses with a twist: the front surface is crammed with individually controllable LEDs. It’s an attention-grabbing effect, and the person wearing the Shades can see through the LED array just fine. The newest RGB Shades […]
Leah Buechley: Crafting the Lilypad Arduino
I’ll never forget the first time I heard about Lilypad Arduino. I was astounded and said, “You can make LEDs light up and you stitch it with conductive thread? How does that work?” It wasn’t until years later, after experimenting with the board that I finally got to meet Leah Buechley, the inventor. She was […]
How-To: Crocheted Fox Mason Jar Cozy
Make a super-cute crocheted fox mason jar cozy with this easy-to-follow tutorial!
Maker Hangar 2 ep7: Maker Trainer 2 Build
In this episode of Maker Hangar, I show you how to build the entire Maker Trainer 2! You’ll learn how to cut out the PDF plans and glue the airplane together, then how to paint the airplane, install all the electronics, secure all the wires, and program the radio so that we can go fly it! Wow, that’s a lot!
