Maker Faire 2007 poster by eBoy
We have a limited edition Maker Faire posted designed by eBoy – Scott has a few snaps from it… – Link.
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Maker Faire: Steam turbine tank
The future, powered by steam, and at Maker Faire with Crabfu- So what do you do after you’ve made a bunch of steam powered r/c tanks? Well you try making a steam turbine tank of course! Making a steam turbine r/c machine has sort of been one of my Holy Grails, but there are many […]
Maker Faire: Picture frame Tetris – Spark Fun Electronics
Nathan just sent in what the gang from Spark Fun is bringing to Maker Faire, he writes – What is this thing? It’s the game of Tetris but played on a device that is composed of 240 buttons. So if you want to move the Tetris block right/left, you simply touch a button left or […]
Maker Faire: Makers from the pages of MAKE 10
The editorial team just received preview copies of Volume 10 in the mail, and it looks fantastic! Flipping through, we were struck by how many of our authors and subjects will be coming to the Maker Faire next week, so we wanted to give a shout-out to a few of our most faithful makers. Some, […]
Maker Faire: Power Tool Drag Races
Power Tool Drag Races normally takes place at the two-lane Shipyard International Speedway (aka Ace Junkyard). It will be recreated at the Maker Faire this year, complete with PTDR Drill Team Cheerleaders. Chopped Chainsaws and Non-Normally Aspirated Angle Grinders will go head-to-head down the speedway. From Super Stock off-the-shelf machines, to full-tilt multi-motor Top Fuel […]
SwapThing at the Maker Faire
SwapThing is partnering with the folks at MAKE and CRAFT to get creativity flowing and help the environment at the Maker Faire. SwapThing enables the swapping of any combination of items and services between swappers, as well as direct purchases. A cornerstone of SwapThing are the SwapCircles, which are groups for communicating and swapping based […]
Maker Faire: Kids make salt water potable
These 3rd graders (Chapman Hill Techno Team) will be at Maker Faire – If Savannah Brown, Marisa Chen, Cory Francis and Emily Farnell were stuck on a deserted island and thirsty for water, they’d go looking for shells. The third-graders at Chapman Hill Elementary in West Salem would use the shells to convert salt water […]
