6 Common Problems to Avoid When Building a Strandbeest
Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest has no doubt inspired many makers. Here’s some tips if you’d like to recreate your own.
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Don’t Throw Out That Broken Hoverboard — Salvage the Parts for a Project
So your hoverboard is a fire hazard… Well, that doesn’t mean it’s good for nothing. Disassemble and cannibalize the parts for other projects.
Turbocharge a Pencil Sharpener with an R/C Car Engine
Wish your pencil sharpener had more power? Well, we’ve got the hack for you.
Making a DC Motor Driver With a L293D
A L293D is a great motor driver IC used in a wide array of control boards ranging from the Bricktronics Megashield to the Adafruit motor shield.
The Simplest DC Motor in the World?
AA battery + coil of wire + neodymium magnets = DC Motor!
Visiting a Motor Factory in Shenzhen
MAKE friend Akiba of Freaklabs visited a DC motor factory with some friends. Lotus is a medium sized motor manufacturer and the facility we visited manufactures DC motors. They have a separate facility to manufacture stepper motors as well, but we were not able to go to that factory. Once we arrived at the factory, […]
Tinkering Over Time – An “Off-Grid” Conversation with Michael Cadwallader Owen
A conversation with Michael Owen, a self-made maker, handyman, and tinkerer from NY state.
