In last week’s post, we saw a presentation from the E3D team as they talked about their hot ends at the Midwest RepRap Fest. Today, we are excited to announce that the team has released a new, extremely low cost hot end: the E3D Lite6. The Lite6 features the same quality and support that users have grown […]
Have you ever been standing in your kitchen, operating some appliance, and thought of a better way to do the task? Maybe you’ve come up with a change to the design that would make things easier or more efficient. That is the moment that FirstBuild hopes to capture. Currently there is a huge gap […]
Project U.S.E.’s Boatbuilding Program is an educational adventure. Middle and high school students work together to measure, cut, and build a 16’ wooden canoe (or comparable vessel). Through the course of 12 weeks, they connect their experience with academic learning and explore the history, science, math, and art behind boat building. The program culminates in […]
The contest isn’t over, and the makers who are participating need your help.
Make your party girl’s dreams come true with these pretty princess cupcakes!
These handsome twig pencils couldn’t be any easier to make. All you need is some hardwood sticks off of the ground, a drill, and some 2mm pencil leads. You can make a bunch of them in a batch, they’re useful tools to keep around your workshop, and they make great gifts for friends and colleagues. […]
John Fin got a robot arm kit for Christmas, and disappointed in the quality, decided to build his own. He then “got carried away and built an entire voice controlled robot instead.” We all get inspired to build things after realizing that what is available isn’t quite what is needed. This, however, really takes things to […]
