“Lets pull this sofa out of here and turn our living room into one big workshop.” My wife, Lisha, said this to me about two weeks ago, only a few days after Maker Faire Bay Area. I loved this idea. We have this large living area that was dominated by a couch and little else. […]
Artist Eva Monleón of Misako Mimoko recently shared this wonderful way to share embroidery projects with a lovely-looking embroidered postcard workshop.
Artist Aram Bartholl noticed that kids didn’t seem to understand the “retro-pixel-look,” so he held a delightful workshop at his son’s school, in which they made pixelated models of images from video games.
Swapping out the motor of an old belt sander to create a precision finish sander.
Over the last few videos I have highlighted helpful circuits. In this video, I highlight an active filter setup utilizing an operational amplifier. Filters are very helpful when working with analog signals. Often the range of frequencies needed are not across the entire band, therefore you need to filter out those that inhibit a clean […]
If you ever get the sneaking suspicion that your phone might be up to no good, then maybe you ought to consider killing your phone by making your own signal-blocking pouch with this resourceful tutorial from Aram Bartholl.
In most workshops space is limited. So you need to find a way to utilize every bit of space that you can. One area that is often overlooked is the space underneath shelves and cabinets. But this can actually be a great place to store small tools. All you need is a few magnets and some sheet metal.
