Recession Economy Gingerbread House
Artist Andrew Salomone has a new take on the traditional gingerbread house.
Year: 2009
Free Shipping from the Maker Shed
The Maker Shed want to give you free shipping on your holiday order: Yep, that’s right! The Maker Shed is offering FREE shipping on orders of $175 or more, and we guaranteed delivery for December 25th! What’s the catch? Well, there are some stipulations. It’s not to be combined with any other offer, and you […]
Sleek guitar MIDI controller sports classic shape
From the MAKE Flickr pool Fridgebuzzzzz’s MK 1 MIDI controller reminds me of my Dad’s old Gretsch Tennessean … but yaknow, in an elegant, future-y kind of way. the MK1 prototype is a user programmable midi controller featuring 32 LED pushbutton switches and 6 touch sensitive copper plate switches. an example user mapping would have […]
Silk Scarf Pattern From Melissa Averinos of Yummy Goods
Melissa Averinos of Yummy Goods has shared a few sneak peeks at her upcoming book, Small Stash Sewing, which will be available in May 2010. This is one of those things I really love about craft blogs: getting to follow someone you admire through their book-writing process. It’s been fun to – at least in […]
CupCake CNC build, part 13: First print
My first print! OK, this really isn’t my first print, it’s actually my second print. Not bad, huh? My first print was a “raft” that didn’t stick. I did a little research online and found that my temperature was probably too cold. I increased the temperature by about 15 Degrees C and it worked perfectly […]
CupCake CNC build, part 12: Installing the electronics & software
Lets jump right in here. We’re getting close to the end! Start by attaching the motherboard and stepper driver boards to the right side of the CupCake CNC. Make sure to use the included plastic spacers to keep the electronics away from the wood. Now you can connect the four-pin Molex connectors from the power […]
CupCake CNC build, part 11: Building the Plastruder & finishing up
Building the Plastruder isn’t too difficult, but it does take about two hours. I’m highlighting the general build process. You are going to want to follow the official directions carefully, double-checking everything. It’s not hard to build, but having a short, or other problem, can lead to disastrous results. I like how MakerBot Industries describes […]
