Bill Gurstelle is a Contributing Editor for MAKE magazine. His most recent book is entitled Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously. You can follow Bill on his danger-quest at twitter.com/wmgurst. He is a guest Make: Online author for the month of August. In this month’s MAKE magazine, Volume 19, […]
Kristy of Kootoyoo created this lovely spool holder using colored pencils. I think it’s fantastic, and the fact that it casts beautiful shadows makes it even more fun!
Because of its affordable price and speedy framerates, Sony’s PS3 Eye camera has become a popular choice for hacking by interactive video experimentalists. Creat Digital Motion posted a nice feature on modding the device, highlighting several video tutorials by Peau Productions for IR filtration and even adding a custom enclosure. Read the full article over […]
A group from the University of Tokyo have developed a method for adding tangibility to holograms using focussed ultrasonic waves – This project adds tactile feedback to the hovering image in 3D free space. Tactile sensation requires contact with objects, but including a stimulator in the work space dilutes the appearance of holographic images. The […]
Product Design students Andrew Duffy, Craig Tyler and Edward Harrison built this cordless drill powered table top rotational molding machine in order to learn more about the process.
MAKE pal, metalsmith, and fire artist Jon Sarriugarte is now selling fire pit kits, all the components you need (minus the gas supply and pit itself) to create your own fire garden. Jon has had these gardens set up at Maker Faire, and as Mister Jalopy says on D+R, “I can attest that they have […]
In this Boing Boing Video, PopSci columnist and author of the splendid and high-recommend Theo Gray’s Mad Science, explains how electrochemical machining (ECM) works and shows off a rig he put together to do ECM in his shop. The entire how-to can be found at popsci.com. Carve Steel with Saltwater, Electricity and a Tin Earring […]
