Some of the MAKE team spent some time at the The Steel Yard in Providence, RI. Here are our photos and a bit about the place… “The Steel Yard is located at the historic Providence Steel and Iron site, along the Woonasquatucket River in the heart of Providence’s industrial Valley neighborhood. With a 5612 square […]
Richard writes – “Have any of you ever seen this 1968 doc about Dick Proenneke? Just watched it last night on PBS. Talk about a guy who could MAKE things!! He doesn’t just build a log cabin in Alaska, he builds his own tools, dishes, pots and pans, door hinges, refrigerator etc.! And he did […]
Over the weekend I checked out Ron Mueck’s sculptures at The Brooklyn Museum, it’s a pretty surreal experience. His work usually consists of huge scupltures of people that seem certain to move and chatter if you can just stare at them long enough, but they don’t. Some are small, some are just body parts. They’re […]
To kick off MAKE 08 (Toys and games) we’ll have a few fun posts from the world of Pinball… Awhile back I visited the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas (here are my photos) MAKE pal Mr. Kimberly just sent along his set to check out too… – Link. The Pinball Hall of Fame […]
Hey, remember that awesome Maker heaven we posted earlier, APEX Electronics? Dave sent in these great photos from a recent tour, he writes – “Dorkbot Socal led a tour of the technolicious electronic salvage yard APEX Electronics. It was amazing, I took some HDR photos and wrote about it, I also compared it to the […]
Congrats to Gina & our pals over at Lifehacker, their new book is shipping soon! – “Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day is a companion to the Lifehacker.com web site, a collection of the best how-to’s from the site archives. I call it an “open source book” because its almost 2 years worth […]
Here’s a good series of books that our Makers send in from time to time for learning electronics (got others you enjoy? post in the comments) – Begin With the Basics – Learn about static electricity and how to make magnets and solenoids. Find out about direct current and alternating current. Then learn about electrical […]
