LED Fireworks and 6 More Fun Projects for July 4th
After you get fireworks and BBQ supplies, make sure you put together one of these awesome projects so you can celebrate July 4th in style!
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Formlabs Releases Tough New Resin for 3D Printing
Formlabs has been steadily releasing new materials that each provide a new property to their users. Now, Formlabs has added a new resin to join Clear, Flexible, and Castable: Tough.
Geeky Stitches: Sew a Sock Baymax
Make your own cute, huggable Big Hero 6-inspired plush with this sock Baymax tutorial! Kids and comic book fans alike will fall in love with this delightfully unexpected sock-made friend. Have an extra pair of ankle-length white socks? You’re ready to start stitching! Whip up your own adorable healthcare companion with this wonderful sock Baymax […]
Retired Cleaning Robot Turned Into Abstract Expressionist Painter
Japanese artist and engineer “HYde JII” has turned an iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaner into a pretty impressive abstract expressionist painter. The robot, named Mr. Head (“Head-kun” in Japanese), a 15 year old Roomba, has retired his janitorial vacuum cleaner and taken up the arts. Four plastic bottles hold acrylic paints while an Arduino-controlled tube and […]
Cute and Clean: Make Your Own DIY Soap Leaves
Take daily washing up from a boring necessity to a lovely excuse for some handmade luxury with pretty DIY soap leaves! Use local leaves as molds to make unique custom soap leaves for gifts, guests, or just because. (Just make sure you’re using leaves that don’t contain skin irritants—that would certainly be an unwelcome surprise!) […]
3D Printed Toy Uses 104 Pennies to Walk
This 3D-printed toy uses a flywheel filled with pennies to walk like nothing you’ve seen before. The open-source 3D printed toy revisits a gyroscope design that was shelved by Mattel in the 80s.
Fashion for the 4th: Captain America Tie-Dye T-shirt
Comic book lovers and patriotic revelers alike will love this bright and bold Avengers-inspired Captain America tie-dye t-shirt! Ready to take your tie-dye skills to whole new heights? Turns out, this bullseye color pattern is way easier to achieve than it looks. Look like a DIY superhero without breaking a sweat with this easy-to-follow Captain […]