How-To: Turn a Sweater into a Hat
Turn an old sweater into a new hat with this tutorial from A Beautiful Mess.
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Stick It From the Start
The single greatest reason for print failures is a first layer that either wasn’t laid down well or didn’t stick to the platform. Here are the top tips from the Make: 3DP Test Team for getting that great first layer and making sure the print stays put.
DIY Knit Rings
Need a little something to keep your fingers busy? Why not get busy making a little something to wear on your fingers with this clever DIY knit rings tutorial from fiber artist Yoshiyuki Minami?
The Theta 3D Printer: 4 Extruders On A Polar Coordinate System
Traditional 3D printers, as well as most CNC routers, laser cutters, and most machine tools where the programmer doesn’t want to go crazy trying to get his or her head around the underlying code, work in the XY coordinate system.* This “theta printer,” as seen on Hackaday.io, eschews that paradigm and instead uses a […]
Electro Noise Ensemble Designs, And Rocks, Their Own Theremins
Theremidi Orchestra, an “electro noise ensemble” founded in 2011, plays Theremins and similar electromagnetic instruments.
How-To: Photograph Fireworks
Create gorgeous, enchanting images incorporating hard-to-capture bursts of light color with this neat guide to photographing fireworks!
Elephants, Castles, and Maker Faires
Rollup, rollup, for the greatest (show) and tell on Earth and the Elephant and Castle mini Maker Faire.