First Fused-Filament, Fully-Electric Vehicle
The Strati (Italian for layers) is the world’s first carbon fiber, 3D printed, fully-electric car.
CNC & Machining
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the manufacture of metal, wood, plastic, ceramic and composites. We talk about machining, using a lathe to machine metals like steel, brass, and aluminium. We make chips fly!
DIY Brazilian Car-B-Que
Brazilian Volkswagen mechanics Wolks Gruppe Garibaldi miraculously salvaged an old Volkswagen Brasilia by transforming it into a bonafide “churrasqueira” style barbecue.
Making prop weapons for 2K: Part 3
We have been chronicling our prop building for 2K’s Evolve video game, and we are down to the last two weapons! We journaled the Lazarus Device and the Harpoon Gun and all the final weapons will be revealed next week! The Laser Cannon: All these guns have followed the the same basic building steps. Simply put, Shawn sends the 3d […]
Meet Tony Armeni
Recently we were in Youngstown Ohio doing our super secret testing of all the commercially available printers we could get for our upcoming 3D printer issue (November 25th). An interesting fellow walks up to me and says “Hey, I’m Tony and I make stuff”. That was enough to capture my interest. He says his studio […]
Making videogame weaponry real: The Harpoon Gun from Evolve Pt 2
In case you haven’t been following our little Make: Believe project with 2K, we’ve taken up the challenge of recreating four weapons from the game in real life (based on art files provided by the game developers). That’s largely thanks to the help of Shawn Thorsson’s maniacal work ethic and165 pounds of rubber molding […]
How Failing Fast Helps You Succeed: A Glimpse at the Process of Designing Hardware
My name is Toshi Sakaguchi and I am co-founder of PLUST a design firm based in Providence, Rhode Island. Co-founder Lukas Scheurer is my best friend and my business partner. We both have had the privilege of studying Industrial Design at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). While at school, Lukas and I […]
Making videogame weaponry real: Evolve’s Lazarus Device
In case you didn’t see it last week, Make: magazine announced we are working with 2K to build real-world versions of some sci-fi guns for their upcoming game, “Evolve”. Prop builder extraordinaire, Shawn Thorsson, walks us through the first weapon he’s creating, The Medic’s “Lazarus Device”: The Medic Here is the medic class, explained by Evolve’s […]
