Maker Spotlight: Carla Bruni
Along with fighting to rescue historic buildings and running a “repair-anything” workshop, Carla is a gifted artist and maker.
Metalworking
Whether you are creating intricate jewelry or repairs on large machinery and vehicles, metalworking can help make your projects come to life. But it’s not enough to just have the right equipment; knowing a few tips and tricks of the trade will take your creations to the next level! In this blog post, we’ll be discussing some essential metalworking tips that all makers should know in order to perfect their craft.
This Week in Making: Robotic Tattoos, Free Software, and Fab Labs for Kids
This week we saw robotic tattoos, a museum bringing fabrication tools to kids, and how Autodesk is bringing software tools to Fab Labs.
Maker Spotlight: Laura Kampf
Laura makes beautiful things and makes beautiful videos about making things (and vinyl records, and sometimes her dog, too).
Watch How to Make a Stainless Steel Rose
Tuomas Soikkeli shares his technique for hammering and polishing stainless steel metal into beautiful roses.
Maker Spotlight: Mike Fulkerson
What’s the best way to revive American craftsmanship and inspire more hands-on learning? Mike would probably say by building huge steampunk robots.
Maker Spotlight: Tim Deagan
Tim Deagan does seemingly everything — fire effects, metalworking, painting, leatherworking… Is there anything this man doesn’t make?
This Retro Futuristic Ray Gun Is Upcycled and Awesome
No self-respecting interplanetary home owner would be caught without this ray gun stowed in their rocket ship.