Chris the Carpenter is giving his wife a ride, Jaimie’s robot is bigger than him, MarkusB keeps launching rockets, Stoerpeak has made a cheap robot arm that can copy moves, and LMR is written in sweets by mogul’s m&m sorter #3. All this in what will be the last weekly version of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, as we’re changing the format of the show to be a monthly tutorial video.
It might not look like it, but this electronic Whack-a-Mole game is our most involved Weekend Project yet. This build has over 100 individual components and also includes instructions on how to etch your own Printed Circuit Board (PCB), making this our first real Weekend Project, one that will take most makers the weekend to complete.
Who would ever guess that the giant beads in this necklace are actually huge, colorful gumballs? This gumball necklace tutorial from Formal Fringe (inspired by One Charming Party) definitely put a huge smile on my face when I saw it. These would be so much fun to make for a kids party!
The day before Maker Faire Bay Area opened, we ran into Kurt and Bobbi Pires putting the finishing touches on a unique quadricycle in the South Lot of the fairgrounds. Dubbed Opabinia Regalis, the vehicle is named after an extinct Precambrian creature and has now been reborn as an angry, fire-spewing art bike.
Jessica of How About Orange has been experimenting with Inkodye, and created this cute safety pin pouch with fabric she made using the sun to print the image. Inkodye is light-sensitive dye for textiles or any natural fibers, including wood and raw leather. It acts like the Sunprint paper you might have used as a […]
Responding to criticisms that their new no-trolling-allowed policy lacks teeth, Hack a Day writer Jack Buffington threw down the gauntlet Monday, announcing that, henceforth, anyone leaving a nasty comment about one of Jeri Ellsworth’s projects will receive a visit from the Pain Fairy.
Here’s a project that’s definitely worth the trip to the hardware store. David from Cheltenham Road wrote this affordable decorative luminaries tutorial for Mod Podge Rocks, showing how easy it is to turn metal plates into mood lighting. They definitely look much nicer (and sturdier) than the usual paper bag!
