Amidst the flurry of excitement that was Maker Faire earlier this month, one thing that got overlooked in my own NYC backyard was the Grand re-opening of north Brooklyn’s community hackerspace Alpha One Labs. Thankfully PC Mag’s Chris Snyder & Edward Schneckloth stopped by to interview founder Sean Auriti and member Robert DeLanghe
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Make a GIANT EL wire Electron Bow with Becky at Adafruit!
Got 5 minutes? Whip up a cute custom mason jar lamp!
Preview of great projects showing at this weekend’s second annual Maker Faire Seoul.
In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta, artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (Dirty Money, Hammered, Against the Grain, Trash for Cash) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy. On this episode of DiResta, Jimmy goes lumberjack and makes a rustic bench out hefty tree trunk. I like how he uses the chainsaw blade as a rough measuring device and a finishing tool.
Susan Beal shares her tips and tricks for making customized mother and daughter spring skirts over on the Coats & Clark Sewing Secrets blog! You can also check out Susan’s super-fast kids skirt tutorial over on her blog, West Coast Crafty.
