Just another reason got attend this September’s Open Hardware Summit: the awesome name badges, code-named BADGEr! They’ve got an e-paper screen, an on-board ATmega328, and a Micro SD slot. It can also function as an Arduino shield! The boards were designed by WyoLum and manufactured by Seeed Studio.
In Episode 5 of Maker Hangar, Lucas Weakley teaches us about servos, these are the little motors that move the control surfaces on RC planes. We learn about the different parts of a servo, and what each of them do. We see how to classify servos by their sizes, weights, and strength. Lucas also goes over the different types of linkages and the techniques on hooking up control surfaces.
Megan from One King’s Lane shows us how to make your own Proenza Schouler-inspired rope shelf on Design Sponge.
Excerpt from the article: Built from five miles of fiber-optic cable and a tower of 44 LED projectors, the installation uses custom software to link 1,000 separate strands to Dewey Decimal System section numbers. Every time someone queries a subject or reviews a resource on the state’s online catalog, the corresponding cable lights up as […]
“A real violin is worth more than a house” in the slums of Cateura, Paraguay, according to local music teacher Favio Chávez.
Refinery 29 brings us another sweet handmade project for the home that I love. Turn rocks from your back yard into modern colorful bookends with this great how-to by the very talented Natalie Shriver.
Instructables user Lotus Lady came up with a great way to make a disused tea cup and saucer into an easy miniature moss garden.
