Dan Smithwick is working on developing a system so that people can design houses, buildings and other structures in Sketchup, then have the parts cut on a Shopbot, which can then be put together with a few more tools than a rubber mallet. Dan has been working with MIT Professor Larry Sass. Take a look […]
Via Boing Boing Gadgets comes this model of Berlin’s Oberbaum Bridge, being cut with a laser out of gingerbread. The builder hasn’t completed the whole thing, but has put up an Instructable slideshow showing his progress thus far. Laser Cut Gingerbread Bridge
Appearing at the 2009 Bay Area Maker Faire is the Mendocino Solar Motor: The motor is pretty easy to get right. The construction difficulty is not easy or medium — definitely “hard.” It is best if you have good soldering skills, and the ability to think about the theory of the motor so that you […]
[Photo from Urban Threads] There is a nice set of instructions for the project on Urban Threads: For embroidering or sewing on leather, you’ll want to pick up some leather needles. The thing about sewing on leather is that the holes your needle leaves behind won’t be invisible like when you sew on regular cloth, […]
As the current Space Shuttle mission (STS-125) comes to a close, the Shuttle is nearing the end of its functional life, its final mission slated for 2010. On a recent visit to Downey, CA, near Los Angeles, I had the chance to visit a series of buildings, now empty, that were the birthplace of the […]
Marc points this bit of maker zen documenting the how a string is wound on a circa-1850 machine. From the vid’s author, Stefan Schafft – Many people say to me, it is impossible to make good strings with such a machine. But I can tell you, the strings are perfect. Ok, It takes a time […]
Last summer, I went with several youth leaders from Learn 2 Teach, Teach 2 Learn to hear Paul Polak speak. He was one of the opening speakers for the IDDS conference hosted by D-Lab at MIT. He appeared on Fresh Air last year: Paul Polak, founder of the nonprofit International Development Enterprises, has spent 25 […]
