Month: August 2013

As Fall approaches you may be thinking about getting a new wetsuit for the water and a new laptop for school, so why not make your own Neoprene Laptop Bag with that old wetsuit?

Lots of teachers have been asking us how to set up a Makerspace at their school. As part of our Back to School series, we’re sharing an excerpt  from the Makerspace Playbook: Schools Edition.

Tumblr user Miss Moody Bear shared this wonderfully quirky Knit Pizza Dog tutorial.

There were so many things to see at Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire this past weekend Throughout the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the adjacent Buhl Community Park, makers showcased their creations that ranged from The Spark Truck and mechanical sequencers to 3D Printers and laser cutters to giant, whimsical bubbles and stuffed animals made using e-textiles. There were crafts to create and purchase, art to make, cars to race—and food trucks! Families and lots of makers attended this year’s mini Maker Faire, with a total of more than 1,800 guests.

Steel conduits’ galvanization layer, designed to inhibit corrosion, is highly toxic and will burn off in an environmentally uncool manner when welded, and also makes for a “not so great” weld. The solution? Burn it off with acid.