Pat Konkle, a retired machinist from Colorado, created a set of mechanical displays that demonstrate a variety of working gears. It’s an amazing piece of work. Mike Neden of Pittsburg State’s Kansas Technology Center came upon these displays on a trip and with help from Pitsco Education turned them into freestanding exhibits. Mike said that […]
Create custom patterned flooring–no grout or tile-laying experience required–with this inspiring tutorial for making a patterned floor with linoleum tile!
What story are you writing with your life? Tell me your story. But first, remember with me Kevin Brooks, a dear friend and mentor who passed away three months shy of his 56th birthday, which would have been today. I first met him at the MIT Media Lab, where his warm smile and engaging intellect […]
In this episode of Maker Hangar, I show you how to assemble the motor mounts and body halves of your tricopter. I also teach you what CA adhesives are and what they can be used for. Next Episode, I’ll show you how to finish building the tricopter, so stay tuned! If you haven’t already purchased your […]
The 4th annual Maker Faire Kansas City starts tomorrow morning! Being a Missouri native myself, this particular Maker Faire holds a special place in my heart. This was the first place I saw Arc Attack, and I have countless fond memories of the breathtaking location, the Union Station. As we mentioned last week, there are […]
Making potato salad for your next BBQ? Making a lot of it? Buckets of potato salad? Not to worry, all you need is a bucket, a power drill, a new toilet scrubber stuck to the end of a drill bit, and your garden hose.
The cost to import and ship CNC routers to other countries can be very expensive. Jeferson Simões is trying to lower those costs for the people of Brazil. Using a Kickstarter-like site called Catarse, Jeferson has set out to raise funding to build two models of CNC routers; Protoptimus P1 and P2.
