How-To: Crocheted Rag Rug
Fabric scraps getting out of control? Use them up in a way that’s both beautiful and useful with this fantastic crocheted rag rug tutorial!
Month: July 2013
Really Cool Giant Robot Unveiled at Comic Con
The future is now, man! And it’s kind of scary. Watch this video, where Adam Savage introduces the new robot. It took the mighty minds and resources of WIRED, YouTube, Stan Winston Studios, Legacy Effects, and Conde Nast Entertainment to create an insanely detailed, one-of-a-kind, 9 foot 9 inch Mech with four arms to usher […]
The 3-B Printing Project
A beekeeper and a 3D printer were brought together, along with 80,000 bees, to create some astonishing objects as a promo for Dewar’s Highlander Honey called The 3-B Printing Project.
Camp Threadbanger
I would watch this Camp Threadbanger video just for the dancing bear, the excellent and easy t-shirt tutorial is just the handmade cherry on top!
Maker Camp Blasts off with NASA Field Trip
It’s field trip Friday today on Maker Camp and we’re headed to space. Well, almost.
Making and Craftsmanship: Finding the Hidden Mickey
I think it’s a very safe argument to make that the Craftsman movement in the early 20th century was something of a progenitor for our current Maker Movement, in that it was a reaction to the excesses of overwrought Victorian design, it sought to bring form back in line with function, and imbue a simplicity and individual spirit into the things people made that had been lost in the Industrial Revolution.
Maker Hangar Episode 4: Li-Po Batteries
In Episode 4 of the Maker Hangar series, Lucas Weakley teaches us about lithium polymer, or li-po, batteries, used in R/C aircraft. Lucas covers the numbers and letters that classify these batteries, how to determine where to place the battery for balancing the plane, charging the batteries, and safety concerns.