With the goal of illustrating “the simplicity that alternative energy vehicles could embody,” George Schnakenberg curated and built The Sleeper Bike, an electric motor-assisted bicycle that also sports a stylish look. The San Francisco-based design director handmade the leather battery bag and retrofitted the bike frame with a Hill Topper electric bike kit from Clean […]
In Episode 2 of the Maker Hangar series, Lucas Weakley walks us through the motors used in R/C hobby aircraft, the propellers that go with these motors, and why their sizes matter.
Interaction designer Jasper van Loenen created a kit for turning everyday objects into drones. He 3D printed clamping mounts for four motors and an enclosure for all the electronics (4 ESCs, a receiver, bluetooth module, and OpenPilot CC3D control board). By clamping the kit to, say, a bike wheel, you can turn it into a drone!
Maker Camp rolls out its third day projects and makers at 11am PST devoted to two-wheeled fun and bike hacks. The highlight of the live broadcast on Google+ will be an interview with Ismael Plasencia from The Crucible, the world’s coolest metal shop located in Oakland, Calif. Ismael will be showing off some cool projects and sparks may fly so wear your safety glasses.
Here is an early preview of our new video series Maker Hangar that starts July 9th! Let us know what you think! MAKE Magazine and Lucas Weakley have teamed up to bring you “Make Hangar.” This is a 15-episode tutorial series that will teach you everything you need to build and fly your first R/C plane, the “Maker Trainer.”
MAKE Magazine and 17-year-old Lucas Weakley have teamed up to bring you Maker Hangar and a 15-episode tutorial series on Google+ that will teach you everything you need to know to build and fly a custom RC plane, the Maker Trainer.
Many years ago a maker looked at a pile of junk and decided to make a miniature classic car from it.
