I received a lot of positive responses from my last “In the Maker Shed” video, so I decided to do another. This time it’s the Mignonette, a fun, easy to solder game system. You can pick one up in the Maker shed. http://www.makershed.com
This week I made the Gakken Stirling Engine Kit from the Maker Shed. It’s a really nice kit, in fact it’s my new favorite kit made by Gakken, although they are all awesome. I took a few pictures of the build so you could see how it went together. Check out makezine.com for more information and pictures.
http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKGK5
Valentine’s Day is just about a week away. Instead of giving the same old chocolates and flowers, why not make a unique gift? Luckily there is still time to pick up something from the Maker Shed. We have a lot of really cool kits for less than the cost of a dozen roses. We’ll make […]
This week I made the Gakken Stirling Engine Kit from the Maker Shed. I have always wanted to make a Stirling engine, and the Gakken kit is a great way to learn more about how they work. Stirling engines are finicky by nature, but this kit went together really easily and worked great the first […]
I recently assembled a MeggyJr. RGB kit and was pleasantly surprised at what a solid handheld gaming system it really is. Inspired by Meggy’s bright and blinky LED matrix screen, I decided to try my hand at some basic game development. Because I’d never written a game before (though played more than my fair share), […]
Here is another new kit available in the Maker Shed today. It’s the perfect way to get started soldering. The new deluxe kit includes the demo board, a soldering iron, and wire cutters. Everything you need to get started. Soldering skills rusty or non-existent? This deluxe version of the Solder Practice kit comes with 30W […]
A few days ago I wrote about the Gakken stirling engine kit from the Maker Shed. My intentions were to build it during the Super Bowl. Well, after seeing all the drinks and food on the table I decided to move it back into my studio. During the 1/2 time break I was able to […]
