Maker Faire UK recap
Graham Cameron reports back about last weekend’s Maker Faire Newcastle (UK) with pictures, videos, tweets, and BBC Pods and Blogs coverage. Looks like it was a lot of fun!
Year: 2010
Maker Faire Detroit: Calling all Makers!
Maker Faire Detroit’s Call For Makers is live! The Call for Makers is now open for the 1st Annual Maker Faire Detroit 2010! We are now accepting entries for Maker Faire Detroit, July 31st and August 1st, 2010 at the Henry Ford. This year’s focus is on Young Makers, and we are excited to be […]
How-To: Make rigid carbon fiber tubes
Epoxyworks is a free magazine published biannually, and archived online, by Michigan’s Gougeon Brothers, Inc., who use it to promote their West System brand of epoxy resins, which I have not used and have no stake in, but it’s chock full of tutorials, tips, and techniques for working with composite materials that could probably be “de-branded” and used with whomever’s products you prefer. Shown here are photos from one article that caught my eye (PDF), by J.R. Watson, showing how to form straight and curved rigid composite tubes in carbon fiber, kevlar, fiberglass, or other braided material by laying the composite up over a mold made from split foam pipe insulation. It also covers techniques for joining the finished rigid tubing sections. [Thanks, Alan Dove!]
DIY geiger counter
MarkusB of Lets Make robots designed this simple Geiger counter.
Fabric Horse Bike Utility Belts
It’s officially spring bike-riding time, and I’m super stoked to be able to cruise around NYC on two speedy wheels, but without a basket or rack, my back usually gets all sweaty from carrying my messenger bag. Well, Philadelphia-based Fabric Horse has a solution with their stylish and functional bike-oriented utility belts, made in the […]
How-To: UpCraft Cargo Pants to Water Bottle Sling
Betz White created this handy water bottle sling from a pair of outgrown cargo pants for Petite Purls. It’s a brilliant example of UpCraft, as she was able to maintain the functionality of the useful pockets on the pants, giving the sling extra storage. I love it!
Featured Maker: Scott Teplin
New York based artist and illustrator Scott Teplin, aka Scott the Drawer, is a professional with an impressive resumé. He’s had solo shows all over New York and Paris, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Keith Smith’s 2004 The Structure of the Visual Book, to name just a few of his many publication credits. His work is in permanent collections at the Smithsonian, SF-MOMA, and Harvard, Stanford, and Yale Universities, again to name just a few. Lately he’s been doing some work for McSweeney’s. This from his Makers Market bio: