Making a Safer Makerspace
Narwhal Labs was about to open its doors. Then the Covid shutdown hit and the makerspace needed to navigate a new course.
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Maker Spotlight: Merel Eisink of Willow Creative
First and last name Merel Eisink Where are you located? Netherlands What is your day job? I am a full-time maker of costumes and costume parts! It’s a pretty broad job description for me, I do everything from making full costumes to sponsored items on machines and materials used for making, earn money from making […]
Making and Thinking Big in Tulsa
With Nathan Pritchett of Fab Lab Tulsa In episode #22 of Make:cast, I learn about the new building for Fab Lab Tulsa from its Executive Director, Nathan Pritchett. The new building is under development and scheduled to open in 2022. The project had started well before COVID-19 but has stayed on track even during the […]
State Legislative Initiative Could Benefit New Small Businesses and Makers Everywhere
Makers should pay attention to a new state legislative initiative that has taken a critical first step. The bill provides a model for governments to empower anyone who wants to start and grow a new business, which is essential to creating new jobs. The disappointing U.S. job gains in April – just 266,000 new jobs […]
Be Amazed At Luca’s Giant Articulating Wings
When a young teen expresses enough interest in building something that they research biological inspiration, mechanical designs, electronics systems, and document it all in a journal with complex design sketches, you have to support them. This is the way. Luca wanted wings. He did the work to figure out the best way he could make […]
MOSI/MISO and 140 Years Of Wrong
Update 5/26/2022: OSHWA has made further changes to the recommended terms. Currently they are using PICO/POCI. Keep up to date with this conversation on the OSHWA website. Look on the circuit board of nearly any electronic device made since the 1980s. If the device intelligently transmits or receives data, you’re likely to find the acronyms […]
Soldering With A Hand Tremor: The Camera Gimbal Hack
Jonathan Gleich has developed a bit of a hand tremor, which makes soldering quite difficult. If you’ve ever tried soldering anything more complex than a through hole resistor, you’ll know that even a the normal shakiness of a hand can really be a road block to getting things done. Jonathan, being the industrious maker that […]
