Cube.ly appears to be a 3D printer that uses 80/20 girders for the 2’x2’x2′ chassis, with all electronic components identical to those used in the Makerbot and Mendel. The project’s charter describes the project’s goals: Provide a fully capable 3D printer which can be used to directly manufacture or can be used to easily create […]
I’ve had a stack of t-shirts and a closet full of upholstery foam just waiting for a large-scale project like this to come along. Tiffany Threadgould and I show you how to make a comfy beanbag-style pillow chair from old t-shirts in this week’s CRAFT Video! Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in iTunes, watch it […]
Our Coding4Fun neighbors had a lot of great projects on display, including their Coding4Fun Cannon, which was a robotic t-shirt launching platform with two barrels. What’s more, it was controlled by a Windows Phone 7 app, and they completed it in two weeks
A couple of us from MAKE attended an inspirational meeting on Wednesday at Eyebeam in NYC with the most influential people in open source hardware including Limor Fried, Bunnie Huang (Chumby), and the Arduino team. Legal counsel from Creative Commons brought answers to many of our questions, and we discussed the future for open source […]
Get the amazing behind the scenes and photos on Casa Sugar of how community member anti-curl’s husband re-created a George Nelson Platform Bench from Legos! Using over 1,400 Lego pieces, this is now a decorative coffee table in their living room.
Musician, artist, engineer and programmer Eric Singer is starting an interesting project, called the hacker helpline.
Wish you had access to tools like milling machines, 3d scanners, and laser cutters, but don’t have the budget or space to keep them at your home?
