“A Deep Human Desire To Make, Mend And Recycle”
This show talks about reuse and repair of technology. Maker Faire gets a mention and the making / crafting movement is discussed as a counter to mass consumerism.
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Holiday Hacking the Makey Robot
Our elves Make: Labs Interns have been working on a little something extra for the holiday season. Every order the Maker Shed fulfills comes with bonus holiday cheer in the form of a wooden laser-cut Makey Robot. It’s our only Christmas wish that, when you open your package from the Maker Shed, you immediately hack Makey and send us the pictures.
Recipe: Peppermint Meringue Cookies
It’s official: I’ve fallen down the holiday baking rabbit hole and I have no desire to come out. I’ve made several batches of cookies, I have pies on the agenda for next week, my sweet tooth is very, very happy right now. I may have to add these festive peppermint meringue cookies from Cindy at […]
Kit-A-Day Giveaway: Thingamagoop 2
Today’s giveaway is a Thingamagoop 2 analog noise monster (value at $110). Here’s the first part of John Baichtal’s review of the Thingamagoop 2 from the Guide…
Woven Paper Ball Garland
I’m definitely digging this woven paper ball garland from Jessica at How About Orange—it looks like so much fun to make! Head over to her site for more photos of the project and tips on stringing the woven balls together. In her post, she also included a link to the ball weaving tutorial that she […]
Building the MakerGear Mosaic 3D Printer – Part V: The Extruder
This is the fifth installment of my series on building the MakerGear Mosaic 3D printer. This part covers installation of the “business end” of the machine, i.e. the extruder assembly, which consists of the preassembled motor and filament drive / hot-end groups, and the cooling fan. The fan and heater power leads, and the temperature sensor lead, are also connected at this stage.
One of Many Luna Mod Looper Mods
Weekend Projects reader R. Lee writes in with his perfboard version of the Luna Mod Looper, one of many mods now out there in the wild. Not that I don’t appreciate the carpentry in Brian McNamara’s original project, but personally, this “all-guts-exposed” approach is my favorite style of making.