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Francesco Fondi writes: While in Japan, I spotted this 1/20 scale replica of the famous Makino V33i CNC machine. This model kit is going to be released later this month from FineMolds for about $40. These kits have been produced using a real-sized Makino V33i, so a machine made (small) copies of itself… the only […]
Generating dice-rolls over at the GamesByEmail HQ is a surprisingly efficient (and analog) matter. The conveyer belt based Dice-O-Matic can toss up to 1.3 million rolls per day, recording the results via die-recognition software. The Dice-O-Matic is 7 feet tall, 18 inches wide and 18 inches deep. It has an aluminum frame covered with Plexiglas […]
How adorable is this stackable cats cross-stitch pattern? Anna of Mochimochi Land made this, her first ever cross-stitch pattern based on her knitting pattern of these adorable cats pictured below. (For you dog lovers, Anna just released her new stackable pups knitting pattern.)
I always enjoy riding my bicycle in new places, so I was very excited to hear that a bunch of makers will be riding to the San Mateo County Fairgrounds in the morning. Join the ride from Dolores Park with the Rock The Bike crew and other two-wheeled enthusiasts. I’ll be riding into town to […]
Instructables is having a sound contest, and these speakers are one of the prizes. You can find out how to make a pattern for your own fuzzy monster speakers and give your sound system a little personality.
Last night, a bunch of the MAKE team went to San Francisco to put on a little Maker Faire preview for attendees of the Google I/O conference at the Mascone Center. Besides MAKE/Make: Online, and Maker Shed, there were folks there from adafruit industries, Instructables, Evil Mad Scientist Labs, Sternlabs, Cyclcide, and more. We had […]
Using Mr. McGroovy’s Box Rivets, these enterprising builders built a cardboard scale replica steam engine. Cardboard Scale Replica Steam Engine More: Mr. McGroovy’s cardboard box rivets
