Astronaut Dr. Don Pettit is currently orbiting the earth onboard the International Space Station, and is known for regularly sharing his cool on-orbit experiments. His latest experiment made me particularly excited, because it showed that there are craft tools in space! Pettit reveals that in his “crew preference” he has a few knitting needles. He […]
This project from our own Lish over on MetroParent creates a fun way to give sweet little Valentine trinkets with a bit of anticipation as the recipient unravels the ball. She shows how to take a collection of small gifts and wrap them into a surprise gift ball that reveals each gift as it comes […]
This is the third installation of the Minne Maker Faire, sponsored by Twin Cities’ original hackerspace organization, Twin Cities Maker. Our third annual Minne Maker Faire is on the calendar for Saturday April 14th. To reflect our explosive growth, this year’s fair will be bigger and better than ever. Old favorites are returning and new […]
How cute is this love is in the air tee tutorial that Shauna from shwin&shwin shared on iCandy Handmade? I especially like that it’s a Valentine’s Day shirt that’s sweet without being too cutesy, so it can be worn any time of the year. Even if a Valentine’s Day shirt isn’t in your future, you […]
Where 2012 is coming up soon, and like many of our other conferences, we’re looking for makers and hackers to join us: The program for Where, our geolocation and mapping conference, is almost complete. Now we’re looking for makers, hackers, developers, and DIYers to bring awesomeness to the 2012 Where Conference (April 2-4 in San […]
David Prutchi, whose surplus plutonium probe shenanigans we covered last week, received Micro-Mark’s branded version of the popular Sieg X2 mini mill for a recent birthday, then retrofitted it with a CNC kit from CNC Fusion, and then retrofitted it again with a CO2 laser head he built himself from a surplus tube. David writes: […]
The technologies that comprise the Elektrodress therapeutic electrode suit already exist and have been in use for some time. Maker Fredrik Lundqvist, MD has integrated a combination of electronic muscle stimulation (EMS) and vibration therapy into a modular wearable suit to help folks with Multiple Scelerosis, Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson’s and other nerve disorders relax and […]
