How Grant Imahara Made Me a Better Maker
I first met Grant in early 2010 at a Discovery Channel event, and over the years we maintained a friendship, and I maintained a deep awe of his talents as a builder and as person.
Month: July 2020
Skill Builder: Learn The Types Of Gears
Learn the options for transmitting movement in your mechanical projects
Fix Our Planet, Part 2: Decarbonization Begins At Home
Erase half your carbon footprint – just by electrifying your roof, your heat, and your wheels
Fix Our Planet, Part 1: Electrify Everything!
The children are right: This is our last chance for a livable planet. We need an epic effort to elctrify vehicles and entire homes. Makers can make it happen.
The Winganon Space Capsule: Oklahoma, We Have A Problem
When Heather and Barry Thomas decided to commemorate their fifth wedding anniversary in 2011, they set out to do something a little out of the ordinary.
Plan C: Make Better Now (Video): How 100,000 Volunteers Made Millions of PPE
If you want to get a sense of all the makers around the world producing PPE over the last several months, watch this video that captures the spirit and spread of these efforts. How makers have collaborated on solutions and produced PPE in local communities is a big story, one that deserves its own documentary […]
Open Source Hardware Certifications For June 2020
The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) runs a free program that allows creators to certify that their hardware complies with the community definition of open source hardware. Whenever you see the certification logo, you know that the certified hardware meets this standard. The certification site includes a full list of all of the certified open […]
