Tips of the Week: Glue Tip Tip, Clamps and Cardboard 101, Wire Splicing, and Knowing Where Your Tool is Headed
Clamping and splicing and gluing, oh my. Another week of top workshop tips and tricks.
A Makerspace in a Shopping Mall Makes all the Sense in the World
Step inside the Olympian City shopping mall in Hong Kong and you’ll see a glossy, modern commercial center, with the same stores and outlets found in just about every mall around the globe. As you reach the top of the escalator on the third floor, however, one element stands out — a standalone workshop/makerspace, containing […]
Rising From The Ashes of a Makerspace Fire
Looking forward, we will never be able to replace everything that was lost, or rebuild the same space. We absolutely will build a great space though, where people can come learn, teach, and make.
SparkFun Digital Sandbox
With sensors, sliders, and other onboard controls and inputs/outputs, the SparkFun Digital Sandbox is a neat way for people new to microcontrollers to get their feet wet. It uses ArduBlock, an easy-to-use visual programming language that is similar to Scratch. (Be warned: The ArduBlock add-on for already installed Arduino IDEs did not work, but the […]
Robot Bartenders Compete in Mixology and Microcontrollers
The Fifth Annual DNA Lounge Cocktail Robotics Grand Challenge is this Sunday, bringing out the best competitors in the art of robotics and bartending.
3D Printing a Millennium Falcon Gaming Prop
Jim Kelly of Game Terrain Engineering prints a huge Millennium Falcon for the Star Wars: Legion miniatures game.
Toy Inventor’s Notebook: Ballpoint Penball!
Hack a click pen to make a mini pinball game.