How-To: Beaded Neckband
Embellish your next sewing project with a pretty beaded neckband!
Month: January 2013
Mindstorms Axle Sorter
Japanese Lego builder akiyuky has been featured on the MAKE blog numerous times, including his great ball contraption (and another) as well as his monster 5-axis robotic arm. This time he’s built a large robot the sole purpose of which is to sort his Lego cross axles by length. This is such a maker thing […]
How-To: Kids Crafting Station
Make a dream crafting nook for your little creatives with this kids crafting station from Handmade Charlotte!
3D Printed Sculpture of Atlas from Portal 2
PsychoBob recently completed part two of his sculpture of Atlas from Portal 2, with an entirely 3D printed ‘big red button’ base upon which Atlas rests, and an embedded LED circuit powered over USB.
Meet a Shenzhen Maker
Since leaving MakerBot, company co-founder Zach “Hoeken” Smith now calls Shenzhen, China home where he says he loves the maker culture and the city’s easy access to electronics and expertise. The weather is a lot better than Brooklyn, too. Zach recently met a local maker named Mr. Chen whom he says has achieved the life many makers are working toward: “self sufficiency, low volume in-house manufacturing, and sustainable living.”
MAKE at CES 2013: Sifteo Cubes
For the upcoming MAKE Volume 33, David Merrill contributed an article called Going Pro, about how makers are turning hand-soldered prototypes into real consumer electronics. He’s here in the Gaming Showcase section at CES showing off Sifteo Cubes, an interactive gaming platform that uses small cubes with embedded sensors and LCD screens. As the co-founder […]
MAKE’s 2nd International Maker Meetup: Raspberry Pi
We are excited to announce our second International Maker Meetup taking place around the globe and in our very own MAKE office Jan. 17 from 6-8pm PST. The theme of this meetup will be Raspberry Pi. We’ll be inviting the community over for a little show and tell as we celebrate the release of MAKE’s […]