This is Norweigian Kåre Halvorsen’s MorpHex project. +1: MorpHex improves upon the traditional static hexapod body by the addition of a set of six radially-irising arms, each of which carries the top leg joint of one of the six legs. By expanding or contracting the iris, the diameter of MorpHex’s overall footprint can be dynamically […]
There’s nothing quite as eye-opening as stumbling across a pair of glittery, bejeweled pasties first thing in the morning! Our friends at Bust Magazine must have sensed that I’d run out of coffee, because this tutorial for New-Sew Nipple Tassels was front and center when I opened their email newsletter. The how-to provides step-by-step instructions […]
Are your soldering skills rusty or non-existent? The Maker Shed can help with the Learn to Solder kit! The kit has everything you need to build a flashing European-style siren including a 30W soldering iron, wire cutters, and lead-free solder.
These knit cord necklaces from Laura’s Loop over on The Purl Bee look like they would make the perfect fall accessory. Time to whip out the knitting needles and make a wardrobe of them in every color range!
FAB7 is the annual international Fab Lab event which gathers field practitioners and laboratory researchers from the Fab Lab network and beyond, for a week of hands-on workshops and a one day academic symposium on the principles and applications of digital fabrication. Marc de Vinck, MAKE’s Director of Product Development, will be speaking in the Applications track about Maker Shed and what works for us: open source hardware, kits that help makers get started with stuff they’re interested in, and more.
Are you a hackerspace member with an event you’d like to publicize? Send it to johnb@makezine.com or tweet me at @johnbaichtal and I’ll post it. Also feel free to subscribe to my hackerspaces Twitter list. Hackerspace Happenings run weekly(ish) Tuesdays, and the next one will come out August 23rd. Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire — Call […]
Too many tech accessories to keep track of? Kate Pruitt at Design Sponge shows us how to turn a book into an organizer for your favorite devices. I’d love to make this before my next vacation.
