MAKE Asks: Teachers that Inspire
MAKE Asks: is a weekly column where we ask you, our readers, for responses to maker-related questions. We hope the column sparks interesting conversation and is a way for us to get to know more about each other.
Physics
Ask MAKE: Gears and Chains and Pulleys and Belts
Jesse needs to build a drivetrain for his homemade zoetrope. Ask MAKE is here to help him out.
Make your own Magdeburg Hemispheres
Way back in the 17th Century German scientist Otto von Guericke demonstrated the power of vacuum forming by joining two steel half domes that two teams of horses pulling in opposite directions could not pull apart. In this video, MAKE Contributing Editor William Gurstelle recreates the experiment in ReMaking History with two cake pans. And you can, too, in this easy to follow experiment.
How-To: Glass Klein Bottle
Dutch glass crasftman Ramon Vink runs a studio called Poelgeest Glass. Using modern lampworking techniques and tools, he makes scientific apparatus and artistic pieces like this Klein bottle, the forming of which he has documented in a series of five YouTube videos. The videos themselves are pretty raw, with minimal post-production and no narration, but taken altogether they do a good job of documenting not just the general process of forming a Klein bottle from stock glass tube, but the specific tools and skilled manipulations required for each operation.
How an Architect Uses a 3D Printer
I took some time to talk to Marcele Godoy about how she uses 3D printing in the context of being an architect.
Raspberry Pi Heat Maps
Remy at Spanish-language tech site Geektopia is a Raspberry Pi enthusiast with access to a thermal imager. Sounds like my kind of guy.
The Nerdy Derby at World Maker Faire New York
The Nerdy Derby is a Pinewood Derby-inspired no-rules* car building and racing competition brought to you by students from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. The first Nerdy Derby will take place on September 29th and 30th at World Maker Faire New York at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. Awards will be handed out […]
