Massive 19′ Solar-Powered Fan
Attention-grabbing public art is a great way to raise awareness of critical issues. In this case, it’s the clean renewable resource known as solar power.
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Math Monday: Linkages, Part 3: Four Bars, Two or Three Positions
By Glen Whitney for the Museum of Mathematics We’re in the midst of putting four-bar linkages through their paces. See the introductory post for this series for the MoMath Linkage Kit, an introduction, and general instructions. Last time we saw the complexity of what seems like a pretty simple mechanism: four bars, connected at their […]
Slot-Together Crib Made of ApplePly
This slot-together mini-crib made was made with MDF forms cut on a CNC milling machine. The forms were than used with a hand-held router to cut sturdy ApplePly plywood. Only four stainless steel pins were used in the assembly.
Math Monday: Those Circles Are GREAT!
By Glen Whitney for the Museum of Mathematics A few weeks ago, I challenged readers to arrange six great circles so that every intersection of a pair of circles was equidistant from all of its nearest neighbors. If you’re still itching to try that challenge, best to do it before you read on in today’s […]
Tindie: “A Fun Store For People To Sell Their Hardware Creations”
Emile Petrone stopped by the Mini Maker Faire at OSCON and we chatted for quite a bit about his new project, tindie, which gives makers a place to sell all sorts of creations; they’ve got top-level categories for Arduino, 3D printing, Raspberry Pi, as well as kits, boards, shields, and sensors. Just browsing around the […]
How-To: Design Arduino Shields in Eagle
The site Open Electronics recently posted a step-by-step guide to using the EAGLE PCB design software to make your own custom Arduino Shields.
Using the Mouth to Drive Mechanical Tools
Designer Guo Cheng has developed a series of tools that use mouth power to drive them. He recently graduated from the Royal College of Art in London and has this to say about his contraptions: