Despite all of the well-documented, homebuilt CNCs out there, I couldn’t get the momentum to build one, so I decided to start with a kit. The micRo looks great (in a NASA sort of way), and with a working area of about 12″×10″×4″, it’s big enough to be useful to the hobbyist, small enough to […]
Probotix offers several kits that add computer numeric control (CNC) to the X2 Mini Mill. I used their 3-Axis Monster Mill Stepper Motor Driver kit, plus a Ready-to-Run bundle that includes some additional components required to get it operational. For the computer itself, I used my old ThinkPad, but if your laptop is too new […]
Need miniature aluminum girders for your next robot? Look no further than the lightweight MicroRAX building system. Parts include 10mm aluminum beams and braces, plates, brackets, and other connectors. They’ve even developed adapter plates to attach your ’RAX to VEX and NXT constructs, allowing you to merge multiple building media. The beams are sold in 900mm […]
We’re broadcasting shortly! Tonight’s Make: Live, our streaming show and tell, is a Halloween party! Are you still undecided what you’ll be for Halloween? Tune in tonight at 9pm ET / 6pm PT for a little inspiration.
A classic cat eye is my favorite make-up trick of choice. It’s timeless, lovely and sexy, and easy thanks to this how-to from Glamour.
Katie Mello, a professional stop-motion character fabricator at LAIKA/house, made this awesome AT-AT costume for her pup, Bones Mello. You can check out her process shot on Bones’ Facebook page. Katie writes, “From the first time we saw Bones, an Italian Greyhound, my husband and I thought he looked like an AT-AT. He has such […]
I have a feeling we’re going to be seeing a lot of TV-inspired Halloween characters this year, thanks to shows like “Pan Am” – even our own Haley sported the blue suit with Meg Allan Cole on “Fox & Friends” recently! I’m pretty sure I won’t be the only Leslie Knope, AKA Pawnee Goddesses Troop […]
