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Build a Contact Microphone workshop at AS220 in Providence, RI

Build a Contact Microphone workshop at AS220 in Providence, RI

This month, we got a special workshop going on at the labs. Traveling circuit bending rock band, CMKT 4 will be stopping by the labs to host a “Build a Contact Microphone” workshop on Thursday, September 22nd. Contact microphones are awesome for noise making and experimenting. Just check out some cool projects here – Get LoFi. You can record sound traveling through any material (metal, wood, your body…starting to get awesome ideas?).

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Kindergarten Shop Class

Julie Scelfo from The New York Times writes about woodworking classes that are geared toward a younger set of children, some even as young as five years old. From Brian Cohen, co-founder of Beam Camp: “My partner and I saw that kids were spending too much time interacting with perfect interfaces,” said Mr. Cohen, 45. […]

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Show us your shop: Andrew Lewis

Show us your shop: Andrew Lewis

Prolific MAKE contributor, Andrew Lewis, has a piece up on Upcraft showing off his workshop. It’s a really sweet looking setup: There is an oscilloscope fixed under the bench, and an easel above. I like to think that I’m working between two different ends of the creative spectrum, with art above me and science below. […]

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Micro mill from scrap aluminum

Micro mill from scrap aluminum

Our bud Kent Barnes turned us on to this maker’s blog: Sir Richard’s Tool Kit. There are a number of nice projects here, including this sweet little micro mill made from scrap aluminum: It was a long time in the making, but I have finally finished putting together the micro mill that I started about […]

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