This clever trick popped up on Reddit recently and I’m very amused. Apparently you can use textured sheets on your 3d printer’s print bed to imprint that texture on the first layer of your print. Sounds obvious right? Well, what if that textured sheet is fine enough to give an irridescent or holographic effect? Yup, […]
Later this week I’ll be attending WorkbenchCon in Atlanta Georgia. I’m pretty excited for this event. It is a relatively intimate 2 day event packed full of DIY Gurus and craftspeople, sharing tips and tricks for growing audience, working with sponsors, building your online presence and much more. I went last year and had a […]
This high-tech DIY rotary phone takes away the frustrations and distractions of touchscreen smartphones
While cleaning the deepest darkest corners of our office, we uncovered an ancient cobweb covered box, locked with rusty cast iron locks. After a lengthy experiment with lock picking, involving various experts and ne’er-do-wells, we cracked it open to discover a plethora of videos that were never published to our youtube stream. We are happy […]
Zach Hipps is hoping to get into wood turning on a lathe. Unfortunately, he got his lathe at the beginning of winter and his shop is cold, so his excitement is a bit muted for a while. He came up with an idea for a project to hold him over till the warmer weather […]
Name: Dr. Shelly Rodriguez Where are you located? The University of Texas What is your day job? Associate Professor of Practice, UT Austin – College of Natural Sciences Do you attend a makerspace/fablab/hackerspace? University, K-12, and community-based makerspaces in Austin Work | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook What kinds of stuff do you make? I […]
Name: Winston Moy Where are you located? Los Angeles, CA What is your day job? It’s complicated, but officially I’m the Director of Content for Carbide3D which is just a fancy way of saying I make CNC videos and run social media. Unofficially, I feel like the chief beta tester of the company and occasionally […]
