Sun-Fueled Beach Hose
Solar panels + bilge pump = nonstop running water for boats, castles, and water fights!
5 Amazing Things to See (and Do!) at the Asheville Mini Maker Faire
The inaugural Asheville Mini Maker Faire is coming up fast; it will be held on Saturday April 6th from 1-5 on the UNC Asheville campus. The response from he community has been incredible, and we are expecting to have over 30 exhibitors showing off some amazing projects. I guess that should come as no surprise […]
Learn How To Design And Print Assistive Devices With This Free Course
Often, when we think of how makers can help those with special physical needs, we tend to envision the fancy robotic prosthetics that grace so many social media feeds. Those are great, and certainly fun to look at, but for the majority of people, assistive devices appear much more mundane, but are equally life changing. […]
Build a Dummy Mustang Rescue Stick
Anyone who has ever thrown a softball, football, or even snowballs, can throw a Stick accurately enough to save a life, but you may still want to get some practice in.
Build a Bowie Rescue Box
Help save lives at your beach or swimming hole — build a tamper-proof box for throwable “Rescue Sticks”
Check Out These 5 Brilliantly Simple Woodworking Hacks, That Actually Are Hacks
Everyone loves shop tips and time saving ideas. Not all of these ideas qualify for the overly used word “hacks” , however, I feel like Glen from the youtube channel DIY Creators really nailed it with this one. I started watching this, totally expecting the typical hyperbole associated with “hacks” and as I watched I […]
Cool Crowdfunding: Pencil Making, Indie Arcade, and Makerspaces For Underrepresented Makers
We receive so many pitches for crowdfunding projects. They pour into our inbox daily. Since crowdfunding is a bit of a gamble, it is always kind of hard to determine just how to write about these projects, considering that many of them may not ever deliver. Cool Crowdfunding is our way of sharing some of […]