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New in the Maker Shed: Geiger Counter Kit

Commercial Geiger counters can cost hundreds of dollars. With this Geiger Counter Kit from the Maker Shed you can build your own at a fraction of the price! This easy to solder kit can be built in an evening and it works just like you think it would; clicking and blinking in the presence of radiation. Is grandma’s dish collection radioactive? Do bananas give off radiation? Are your granite table tops giving off gamma rays? After you build your own Geiger Counter you’ll be able to find out!

Continue Reading October 13th, 2011 Michael Castor6

Cupcake Cars by Acme Muffineering (video)

Lisa Pongrace’s cupcake cars are powered by electric motors, and evolved from a costume idea for Burning Man. After building the first prototype, her friends wanted their own mobile muffins and helped create a fleet of confectionery art cars, now known as Acme Muffineering.

Continue Reading October 12th, 2011 Becky Stern

The Uira Engine: Alan Rorie (video)

The Uira Engine is a part of the guts from the Raygun Gothic Rocket Ship, which now resides in San Francisco’s Embarcadero. For Maker Faire Bay Area 2011, the engine was displayed by its designer, Alan Rorie. The engine consists of a series of cylinders that slowly rotate while emitting capacitive discharge that’s pleasing to the eye. Parts of this were handmade as well as produced from a CNC, and provided an important visual component to the rocket ship.

Continue Reading October 11th, 2011 Michael Colombo24

Nor Cal Mars Rover Project: Jon Cox (video)

Jon Cox shows the Nor Cal Mars Rover Project at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. This group of enthusiasts is dedicated to furthering the cause of making manned missions to Mars with the possibility of colonization in the future. NASA approached the group to design and build a prototype for a future Mars mission.

Continue Reading October 11th, 2011 Michael Colombo

New in the Maker Shed: Discover Electronics Kit Version 2

Sparkle Labs’ Discover Electronics Kit is back in the Maker Shed and better than ever. New components, documentation, and an accompanying online video course will have you building projects and reading schematics in no time. Everything you need to make a light detector, led flasher, noise maker and more is right in the box.

Continue Reading October 11th, 2011 Michael Castor10

The R2D2 Builders Club at Maker Faire (video)

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The R2D2 Builder’s Club brings one of the world’s most beloved fictional robots to life. Steve Simmons and his hobby roboticist club use fabrication, programming, and remote controls to build exact replicas of R2D2. Their R2’s are quirky friends who roamed Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 delighting everyone they encountered.

Continue Reading October 10th, 2011 Becky Stern6

Make: Live Episode 18: Toys & Games (preview video)

Join us Wednesday evening for the next episode of Make: Live, our streaming show and tell! Episode 18 celebrates the release of the new MAKE magazine, all about toys and games you can make yourself.

Continue Reading October 10th, 2011 Becky Stern

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