Inventables is known for the open-source, easily-modded Shapeoko 2 CNC machine. Today, they break ways with that brand as they launch their own machine, dubbed X-Carve, and with it bring a number of upgrades and new features to the DIY subtractive-manufacturing community. The Shapeoko line began with Edward Ford‘s $300 proof of concept CNC machine kit, funded […]
If you’ve got the wintertime blues, this spring-inspired egg carton cherry blossom branch tutorial is sure to make you smile!
The scale models and dioramas of Tokyo-based artist Satoshi Araki are so incredibly life-like, you almost need his Gulliver-sized hand in the frame to reveal the truth behind these Lilliputian worlds. Amazingly, he uses a lot of Styrofoam to build the basic structures for his often-dark, often urban-themed dioramas, along with model kits, kit-bashed parts, […]
There’s a new way to collect honey and it’s never been sweeter. Flow Hive may have solved the hassle of getting the honey from the hive. Father and son team Stuart and Cedar Anderson have come up a great solution that offers honey on tap straight from the hive. Does it sound too good to […]
Who could resist taking a moment out a busy day to sit and draw for a while when your sketchbook is jacketed in this lovely DIY quilted sketchbook cover?
Turn your sketchbook doodling into digital patterns!
The Drone Dudes stopped by the Maker Media Lab recently to show off their custom octocopter setup, and we took the opportunity to get it — and them — on camera. The crew is a group of commercial, aerial cinematographers specializing in using high-end, custom octocopters for close proximity filming. Their current platform is […]
