“Your Shoes Are Rubbish”
Makers Charles Duffy, William Gubbins, and Billy Turvey make a compelling case for the claim that “everything you buy is rubbish” in this fascinating video.
recycling
Ask MAKE: Are My Gears Metric or Imperial?
It’s fun to salvage gears from old machines for new projects — but how can you tell if they’re metric or Imperial?
Crafting With Plastic Six-Pack Rings
Although I’ve taken scissors to countless plastic six-pack rings, it’s never occurred to me to craft anything out of them until now. Origomu is a movement that encourages people to transform plastic six-pack rings into unique pieces of wearable art.
Making World Maker Faire Green
When you throw a party for tens of thousands of makers you can expect quite a mess. This year, World Maker Faire New York is expected to draw approximately 75,000 attendees and about 650 makers over the weekend. With a crowd like that, all those coffee cups, pizza crusts, soda cans, and paper plates add up. But Alyson Schill has a plan for all that trash. And the plan is not to treat it like trash but rather a renewable resource.
The Solder Buddy
This mechanised solder dispenser was built by design engineer Jude Pullen, as an example of what could be done using ABS plastic sheeting, a broken brake cable from a bicycle, and some Sugru.
Upcycling the Things That You Find
What would your reaction be to moving into an apartment and finding an old broken IKEA lamp? Normally you’d throw it out, but not if you’re Industrial Designer Samuel Bernier. Instead he designed and 3D printed a series of intricate lampshades.
November is Paper Month!
So long, October! Onward, now, into the eleventh month of our 2012 “Year of Materials” with a focus on paper. “Paper,” for those of you twelve and under, is a generally inexpensive, flexible, thin, sheet-like material made by pressing together moist fibers—commonly derived from plants—and allowing them to dry. “Plants” are living organisms, commonly green in color, with cellulose-containing cell walls, obtaining most of their energy through photosynth…
