Here is our MAKE gift guide for the CNC hobbyist on a budget. There are literally hundreds of different types of CNC setups. We can’t cover all the products out there, but we did manage to pick about 20 products that we think are great. What is CNC? Here is how Wikipedia defines CNC: CNC […]
We all need materials to make things with, right? Well here is a basic list of a lot of the materials that might be good for making or crafting projects. This list is not intended to be a final list, but rather a starter list. Sources for purchasing these materials were intentionally left out, because […]
Maker Media’s Dale Dougherty, still guest blogging on Boing Boing, has posted an appeal to the incoming Obama administration to let travelers take pocket knives onto planes (if things like knitting needles and cork screws are allowed). The following is a special message from American Security Theatre (AST), a group that seeks a dramatic reversal […]
The fine folks at Robots.net have started up a robot-friendly version of EMS Labs’ TGIMBOEJ (The Great Internet Migratory Box of Electronic Junk) project. Looks like there’s some juicy junk in there. I definitely have some amazing robot parts to add. Hell, I got bots I could toss in the box. Semi-cannibalized B.I.O.-Bugs, anyone? TGIMBOEJ […]
This is a nice instructable about making a really inexpensive green house. This is a great solution for keeping your plants warm for the winter. Check out the link for a step-by-step tutorial and video. More about Building an Easy 5 x 5 Home Greenhouse for under $25
Hacked Gadgets ran a contest to try and find the awesomest electronics workbench in all of Geekdom. They got some pretty sweet entries, but the winner was Lorne Wilkins. Not only is his set-up top-drawer, he goes into detail describing parts of it, including some homebrewed tools, like the PCB holder made from an old […]
On today’s episode of Bre Petis’ I Make Things, my pal Nick Farr of HacDC demonstrates the Polyalphabetic Substitution Cypher Slide Rule (PASCSR) he made and uploaded to Thingiverse. Thingiverse launches today, too. It’s a site, created by Bre and Zach Hoeken, where you can share your digital designs/object files with the world. Cool. I […]
