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Prop Building with Pepakura and Papercraft

Prop Building with Pepakura and Papercraft

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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It’s hard to imagine a number of Shawn Thorsson’s amazing props and costume parts, which look so otherworldly and industrial as finished product, start out as papercraft models. The process starts with a 3D model of the prop and the Japanese shareware program Pepakura Designer, which translates 3D data into a 2D printable format. Thorsson […]

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The Ultimate Nerf Gun Mod: a Tesla Coil

The Ultimate Nerf Gun Mod: a Tesla Coil

By Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook is editor of the Bohemian, an alternative weekly in Santa Rosa, California. He is a former senior editor at Maker Media.

He is also the co-creator of Food Forward, a documentary TV series for PBS about the innovators and pioneers changing our food system.

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You think your Nerf gun modification is cool? Check tout his Tesla coil-outfitted, spark-shooting weapon of mass distraction.

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Solvent-Welding Plastics

Solvent-Welding Plastics

By John Baichtal

John Baichtal

My interests include writing, electronics, RPGs, scifi, hackers & hackerspaces, 3D printing, building sets & toys. @johnbaichtal nerdage.net

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Dan Strohl of custom car site Hemmings.com wrote a great piece on solvent-welding plastics: basically gluing together broken pieces of plastic with a solvent chosen to work best with that type of plastic. Step one is identifying the plastic. There’s all sorts of plastics out there, and they all respond to different solvents. Urethane Supply […]

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Bookmaking wth Jimmy DiResta, Today at Maker Camp (Noon PDT)

Bookmaking wth Jimmy DiResta, Today at Maker Camp (Noon PDT)

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Come meet our new MAKE video author Jimmy DiResta today at Maker Camp on Google+ (noon PDT, 3pm EDT). Jimmy will be showing us how to create our own hand-bound books.

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