If you subscribe to MAKE and you’ve received MAKE:Volume 28 in the mail, you may have noticed a little something extra that came with it. What you are looking at is the first ever Maker Shed print catalog! We spent many hours putting our great products into a flippable format for your viewing pleasure. The Maker Shed catalog is packed with 45 pages of microcontrollers, kits, and gift ideas, as well as a soldering tutorial, maker profiles, and more!
Chicago’s American Machine Tools Corporation buys, sells, ships, and repairs heavy machine tools all over the world. They also maintain a curriculum of free, online, non-brand-specific operator education materials, including the best general How to Use a Milling Machine page I’ve seen. There are no videos, but personally I prefer old-fashioned text and diagrams for this purpose. If you are interested in movies, however, check out MIT’s Introduction to the Mill.
There’s nothing that I like better than a good kit. Knowing that I have everything I need to complete a project—all in one neat package—makes my heart sing and my fingers itch to get started! Here are some of my favorites: Twig Terrariums Terrarium Kits Perfect for your favorite cubicle or dorm room dweller. They’re […]
This new Grow at Home Mushroom Garden is a bit of a departure from items usually found in the Maker Shed. We’ve noticed a trend toward urban agriculture and sustainable living which are completely embodied by this ingenious garden in a box. The brilliant design allows anyone to grow gourmet mushrooms right from the recycled packaging it arrived in.
Elizabeth of Oh, Fransson! wins the award for Aunt of The Year. She’s in the progress of making a spectacular Space Invaders quilt for her nephew, and I’m more than a little envious of the little dude. She’s created several of the “invaders” blocks and is sharing her progress over on her blog. I can’t […]
This inflatable robot by Otherlab weighs less than 70 pounds but can support up to 1,000 pounds with the help of inflatable actuators and pneumatic piping, according to Hizook. [Thanks, Travis!]
Last week I got all excited about infused holiday liqueurs, and now I’m continuing the flavored drink love with a focus on coffee. Elsie from A Beautiful Mess shared her recipes for making vanilla, caramel, and raspberry coffee syrups, and they look fantastic! After checking out her blog, I suddenly find myself craving a delicious […]
