The First Museum-Quality 3D-Printed Whale Fossil
This true facsimile of a prehistoric whale is a treasure from the past in two places at once.
3D Printing & Imaging
If you’re a maker, 3d printing is an incredibly useful tool to have in your arsenal. Not only can it help bring your projects to life faster, but it can also offer unique results that would be difficult (or impossible!) to achieve with traditional methods. In these blog posts, we’ll provide you with some essential information and tips regarding 3D printing for makers—including the basics of how to get started, plus creative tutorials for spicing up your projects. Whether you’re already familiar with 3d printing or are just starting out, these resources will help take your game-making skills even further!
The blueShift Custom Tachometer
Not satisfied with the stock tachometer on your car? You could buy an aftermarket kit, but for something truly unique, Pete Mills decided to design and build his own. He calls his creation “blueShift,” which, although possibly optimistic about the speed he will be able to achieve in his Ford Fiesta, is, nonetheless, incredibly cool. […]
DIY “Google Glass”
13 year old Clay Haight made his own wearable smart glasses, inspired by Google Glass and the pages of Make: magazine.
Make a Working Quadcopter Propeller with a 3D Printing Pen
If you thought 3D printing pens were just interesting toys, here’s something that might change your mind, a freehand 3D printed quadcopter propeller. The way it was made was quite interesting, and would be tough, if not impossible to duplicate with a “traditional” 3D printer. The surface of the original blade was simply traced with […]
Makers Rising in Zorrozaurre
Bilbao’s post-industrial neighborhood Zorrozaurre is ground zero for an emerging maker culture and economy.
Make Your own Raspberry Pi Gameboy Replica
This “Gamegirl” 3D printed Gameboy replica by Adafruit features some seriously upgraded hardware to mark the original’s 25th anniversary. The Raspberry Pi processor allows it to run Gameboy, or even MAME ROMs, and the color touchscreen allows for much better graphics than the original’s grayscale display. Adding to these significant upgrades, the built-in rechargeable battery […]
Video Games Get Real With Evolve
Evolve looks like a pretty cool game. We’re not a gaming blog though, so I won’t even get into how interesting I think the ideas are behind the gameplay. Just a hint, this was made by the same team who created Left4Dead. What we like here at Make is making stuff. There must be a […]
