DIY Options for Cloth Jacketed Cords
If you liked our recent post about commercial fabric-jacketed cables, come check out the cool DIY methods we picked up from Jake von Slatt, beautifully demonstrated on his most recent build.
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Maker Faire Bay Area: Justin Gray Interview
Our 7th annual Maker Faire Bay Area, taking place on May 19 and 20 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, is definitely geared to be the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth, with over 700 makers to be in attendance. One maker whose creations I always look forward to seeing is Justin Gray, who has participated […]
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories’ Digi-Comp II Mechanical Computer
Who knew evil mad scientists could be so nice? Lenore and Windell are two of the happiest makers I know.
Ayah Bdeir’s littleBits Amazing Electronic Kits
littleBits is a great way to introduce people to electronics prototyping without soldering or accidentally frying components.
Self-Transforming Machine Elf is Pleased…
This is a remarkable YouTube video posted by 29-year old Japanese user kenjiishida011, showing a remote-controlled Transformer-type toy that can not only change from car to robot under its own power, but dance out of frame when it’s done.
Fabric Jacketed Power Cords
Apparently there’s a retro vogue going on in the design world when it comes to appliance, lamp, and power cords. Shown here, a selection of colorful braided fabric cable looms available from Sweden’s FRINAB Fristad Industri Aktiebolag. Check out the free samples they’re mailing to interested parties.
Matt’s Electromechanical Alpha Display
Cool student project from our own Matt Richardson, who built this single-character “combination lock” text display for Daniel Rozin’s Designing for Digital Fabrication class in the ITP program at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.