Coming up on November 21, we’ll be taking a live tour of Co.Lab Community Makers thanks to Digi-Key, our sponsors. This is an incredible space located in Austin Texas that is free to use! We did a Makerspace Spotlight article where you can learn more about the space. It looks like it is going to […]
After the hectic chaos that surrounds Halloween, it can be nice to relax a bit and just take a few deep breaths. This video by Reinis Stripnieks has served as a relaxing and mesmerizing piece of art. In this video they are taking a Panerai watch that is a bit aged, and doing a restoration […]
Use blue “sun print” paper to take unique UV photos with a cardboard camera
The original Raspberry Pi can take more credit than any other for getting cheap single board computers into the hands of makers, and it’s yet to be dethroned. Four generations and seven years running, “Pi” is shorthand for “an inexpensive computer you can build a project around.” Pi landed in a big way. The company […]
Arduino makes a return to their breadboard-friendly Nano line with the cheap, basic, Arduino Nano Every. Countless makers have put together their first electronics with this board’s larger cousin, the Arduino Uno, as the brains of their project. The Nano is a similar board: It will wire a few parts together, accept your programs to […]
Makers usually love Halloween. What’s not to love? Spooky images, fantastic costumes, frolicking in the chilly fall dusk. It really is a wonderful holiday. However, many of us just have so much going on, we can’t celebrate to the extent we’d like. Maybe you live in a dorm, maybe you’ve been too busy to build […]
Here’s a fun and easy action game: the Spin ’N Spill Balancing Bot. Stack the gears onto the tippy balancing robot — but be careful! If you cause him to drop or spill, you lose! This game is easy to make, especially if you have access to a laser cutter. 1/8″ MDF is a good […]
