Maker Birthdays: Benjamin Franklin
Today marks the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, a true Renaissance man.
Month: January 2010
Phillip’s science, tech, DIY, making and more podcast playlist…
Looking for some good podcasts? Here are my picks! I try and listen or watch about an hour of science programming a day, it’s usually on a treadmill or pedaling a bike or if I am in a “hostage situation” like traveling. It’s a way to pass the time while keeping active or while just […]
Quick ‘n dirty laser light show
Inspired by Mike Gould’s “Lunchbox Laser Shows” project in MAKE, Volume 20, Karl Lunt made his own, more simplified version, scaling down the mechanics and changing up the motor and control scheme: Since I didn’t have a 1 RPM motor and I wanted to use something about that speed, I took the slowest, smallest gearhead […]
Math Monday: Giant Zometool sculpture
Giant Zometool sculpture By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics What is the largest geometric structure you have ever made? This giant Zometool construction contains 50,000 parts and is five meters in diameter. As this detail image shows, Zometool is a plastic construction set with hubs and struts that provide lengths and angles for […]
Complete hexapod part set on Thingiverse
Thingiverse user Daniel (“mind”) has uploaded a complete set of files to laser-cut all the pieces of this sweet SpiderBot hexapod. He comments:
A hexapod with servo joints. This design is quite big and needs strong servos but looks really cool…I used 20 HD-2213MG Servos…If you use other servos you need to modify the embeddings for the servos and servo horns. You may make the upper and lower legs shorter to get shorter leverage. Finally the parts get assembled with M2 thread rod and nuts.
Spicy Caramel Popcorn from Smitten Kitchen
I am about to wile away the rest of my Sunday night in front of the monitor watching streaming videos. And eating caramel popcorn. Spicy caramel popcorn. Homemade spicy caramel popcorn. Every old episode of LOST is just better with a bowl full of this scrumptious Smitten Kitchen recipe.
Mandelbrot set viewer
Adam Wolf, hardware hacker and member of Twin Cities Maker, has created an Arduino-based viewer for Mandelbrot sets. Adam’s website provides full schematics and code for the project.