David Moisan hacked up his own NTP-synchronized clock from a #Twatch, the ethernet-enabled LCD backpack from our friends at Dangerous Prototypes. Head over to David’s blog to check out the code and the incredibly thorough manual he wrote for the project.
The inspiration of the Maker Faire continued at home! Everything as a family, we’ve made in a week! Also, introducing Maker boxes, the place where you take a made thing and give one in return.
In this Zero to Maker column, David Lang runs down the basics of local tool lending libraries and how to participate in or start one.
Bethany Nixon, of Reware Vintage, created this chevron necklace from a few leftover pieces from a framing kit she purchased at Michaels. A great way to keep a few small pieces of metal out of the trash! More: MAKE | DIY Chevron Rug DIY Chevron Wall @Craftzine.com blog
While we all love and now actually NEED technology in our lives and homes, we may not dig the aesthetics and look all of these electronics create. I appreciate an innovative idea that helps mask some of this and the anamu blog has a killer one with this Re-style Your Router post. I totally want to try this now!
The first part of a two-part interview with This American Life contributing editor Jack Hitt, about amateurism and the publication of his recent book Bunch of Amateurs.
Over the last year I have been finishing a project to convert my X2 manual mini mill into a fully enclosed 3-axis CNC milling machine. Once I had the stepper motors mounted and running, I worried that the wire connection at the base of the motors might be a potential weak point in the design. Eventually I want to use mist coolant when machining parts but I do not want to run the risk of shorting out the wiring due to spotty connections.
