Yesterday, we introduced the Syntheos grblShield, an Arduino Shield, created by MAKE contributors Riley Porter and Alden Hart, that allows you to control three stepper motors and run grbl, the motion-control language, for CNC operation. To show the grblShield in action (two motors of it anyway), Riley decided to try his hand at our Drawbot […]
Harold and the Purple Crayon was one of my favorite books growing up; it’s a classic tale of the power of imagination and the comfort of home. I am absolutely swooning over this incredible Harold and the Purple jacket. I love how simple it is on the outside (see below), yet exploding with color and […]
Did I make wine charms out of a Lisa Frank bead kit I inherited from my sister-in-law last night? Why, yes, yes I did, and I’m not ashamed to say it. My wine will forever be accompanied by rainbows, smiling dolphins, and laughing unicorns.
Because you might as well have something to show for it. Also: Woohoo! Beer!
I like to treat myself to an occasional vegan meal, which I enjoy all the more knowing that I’m doing something especially good for myself by eating a meal featuring lycopene-packed tomatoes and fiber-boosting vegetables like this recipe for vegan ratatouille.
Thingiverse user lory90sw assembled a full set of Mendel parts that fits on a single 20cm x 20cm Mendel build platform. It accomplishes this by stacking up parts, using breakaway support material to keep them from all sticking together. [Via the Thingiverse blog]
Michell Kaul from Wyoming made this cute dinosaur wall art after she saw something similar in a catalog. She documents the process in an easy-to-follow how-to on her blog, Girl in Air. She writes: I’d seen a great art piece in a Pottery Barn Kids catalog so I made something similar. I traced an image […]
