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Watch Parts Made into Mechanical Creatures

Watch Parts Made into Mechanical Creatures

By Nick Normal

Nick Normal

I'm an artist & maker. A lifelong biblioholic, and advocate for all-things geekathon. Home is Long Island City, Queens, which I consider the greatest place on Earth. 5-year former Resident of Flux Factory, co-organizer for World Maker Faire (NYC), and blogger all over the net. Howdy!

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Chicago-based jeweler Justin Gershenson-Gates crafts these mechanical creatures from watch components, using winding stems for legs and watch faces for exoskeletons.

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New in the Maker Shed: Solder:Time II Watch

New in the Maker Shed: Solder:Time II Watch

By Michael Castor

Michael Castor

I am the Evangelist for the Maker Shed. It seems that there is no limit to my making interests. I'm a tinkerer at heart and have a passion for solving problems and figuring out how things work. When not working for Make I can be found falling off my unicycle, running in adverse weather conditions, skiing down the nearest hill, restoring vintage motorcycles, or working on my car.

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If you liked the original Solder: Time Watch Kit, you’ll love the feature packed Solder: Time II! It features an impressive LED matrix display and is reprogrammable using the Arduino IDE.

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Featured Maker: Ricky Wolbrom

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Ricky Wolbrom of New York City is edmdesigns. She creates one-off and limited-edition jewelry items in the steampunk vein. Shown uppermost is her Steampunk Ring with Turquoise Crystal, which was featured in the February 9 issue of Auxiliary magazine. Butterfly. Watch parts, cast silver wings. Steampunk Cuff. Leather, feathers, copper mesh, watch parts, faucet handle. […]

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Peek at Bre’s MakerBot watch

Peek at Bre’s MakerBot watch

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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Bre has posted an item about the MakerBot watch he’s been working on. He’s selling some prototype kits really cheap ($30) to get them out there so others can give feedback, mess around with it, improve it, etc. He writes: I’ve wanted to have an Arduino style watch in my pocket and I got my […]

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