Crafty Events

St. Louis hacker space

In response to my post earlier today about the Phoenix hacker space, Bob Ward wanted you all to know about Arch Reactor, a similar group in St. Louis. He writes: We’re calling ourselves Arch Reactor and we’re going to be holding our first open house Wednesday August 19 at 6:00pm at our temporary space. We’re […]

Phoenix hacker space meeting

Jeremy Leung and a bunch of hackers, DIYers, crafters, and wood/metal workers are looking to get a hacker space in Phoenix, AZ up and running. They’re calling it HeatSync Labs, which is an appropriate double entendre if you know how hot it is there. If you’re interested in getting in on the fun, they’re having […]

Pedal-powered apple grinder

Pedal-powered apple grinder

From the MAKE Flickr pool Concrete-jungle.org shares pics of this human-powered apple munching machine, constructed for their annual Ciderfest – Aluminum tube mounted on elevated plywood frame, with space underneath for a 5 gallon bucket to catch apple pomace. 1″ shaft through the tube, with a 25lb flywheel and 18t bicycle freewheel mounted on flange […]