Howtoons: Build an Extendable Wooden Robot Arm
Build your own extendable robo arm from paint stirring sticks!
A Nation of Makers: Our Photos from National Maker Faire
The first annual National Maker Faire was a unique, yet comfortingly familiar, event hosted at the University of the District of Columbia in our nation’s capital. Yes, there were the ever-popular 3D printing projects, robots galore, arts, crafts, and lots of science and engineering based displays, but there were also so many new things to […]
Easy DIY Campfire Starters from Common Household Items
Have dryer lint or sawdust lurking around in your home or workshop? Turn that trash into easy DIY campfire starters that’ll keep you s’more-ready all summer long! As many beginner campers, and some skilled outdoorsmen/women, have experienced sometimes wood fires just don’t want to light. Maybe the wood is a little bit damp, or it’s too windy, […]
Getting Started with Sprout by HP
Sprout by HP is far from your average desktop PC. It’s a way to merge the physical world that we live in with the digital world that we work in. With new ways to bring physical objects into the digital workspace, Sprout is poised to change the way that we interact with computers, and each other.
A 5 Axis CNC Mill for Less Than $5,000
Every time I come back from a Maker Faire someone asks me what my favorite thing was that I saw there. At World Maker Faire 2013, that was an easy question to answer, the Pocket NC 5 Axis CNC. The possibilities of what could be made with a desktop 5 axis CNC mill are enough […]
Tripped-Out, Impressive Musical Drawings on an Oscilloscope
On Create Digital Music, our friend Peter Kirn has posted an exciting piece about an artist and maker, Jerobeam Fenderson, who has figured out how to generate dynamic musical drawings on an oscilloscope. Peter explains: Graz-based artist Jerobeam Fenderson is out to solve an age-old problem in the literal fusion of image and sound. Simply […]
Summer Essentials: Maple-Bourbon BBQ Sauce Recipe
Ready to be backyard or block party royalty? Homemade maple-bourbon BBQ sauce should do the trick! Dreaming of the perfect summer cookout? Try your hand at DIY condiments with this tasty maple-bourbon BBQ sauce recipe that Ashley McLaughlin from Edible Perspective shared on Craftsy. (It’s tomato and sugar-based, in case you’re trying to pin down […]