We got some really great, creative entries for our MAKE Karts and Wheels Contest. Folks were tasked with making something original and documenting the build in our DIY library, Make: Projects, with the only criteria being that their creation have wheels and can carry a person. The editors of MAKE then judged entries based on […]
Welcome to the fifth installment of the Make It Last Build #3, the Drawbot, sponsored by Microchip and Energizer. The goal this week is to build and rig all of the mechanical parts on your drawing machine. By next week you should also have a more permanent version of the controller and stepper drivers soldered […]
Check out the cool entries in Scotch’s “Off The Roll” packing tape sculpture contest. If you’re interested in entering, the deadline is the end of February.
For those of you interested in submitting a 555-based project to the contest, I hope you get a lot of work done soon because Monday, March 1st marks the deadline. The prizes are considerable, so don’t hesitate!
The goal for this week is to prototype the driver circuit for the two stepper motors. Check out the Make It Last Build Series landing page for full info, prize details, and info about the first two builds in the series. A pin of a microcontroller can source enough current to power an LED, but […]
In response to our latest Make It Last Build Series project, the Drawbot, Bill Ola Rasmussen posted a link to this piece he wrote on the math involved in V-plotter design. Thanks, Bill! What is the optimal configuration of control lines for an area to be plotted? Obviously, we can’t have a drawing area above […]
If you’re considering NOT entering the 555 contest, be sure to peep their list of prizes before you make that decision. There’s a pro Eagle license from Element 14, a scope and DMMs from Extech, XMEGA dev kits, XuLA boards, a Nexus S phone from Google, a couple of Fluke DMMs, a SumoBot competition kit […]
