Fab Labs @ 10
Fab Labs are a global community of local workshops that enable invention by providing access to tools and for digital fabrication education and enrichment, which has grown to over 250 labs worldwide in ten years.
Workshop
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Joe Olson’s DIY-Enabled Wheelchair
Joe Olson is disabled but he’s also a maker with DIYability, a term used by John Schimmel on a website of that name for do-it-yourself “assistive technology.” I met Joe at the DC Mini Maker Faire on June 8. He has been in a wheelchair since 1999 when, just out of high school, he broke […]
SketchUp : Word processing for 3D printer
That’s not the name of a new tomato sauce. SketchUp is the MS Word-like editor of the 3D world. Modeling a fully customized lamp without special skills, in less than 5 minutes ? This is possible, thanks to SketchUp. Denis and is team from Adebeo, demonstrated how they do it on the SketchUp Heroes stage […]
18th Century Craftman’s Shop Discovered
I don’t know about you, but I am utterly fascinated by the past. Old, run-down buildings, vintage clothing, antiques, you name it – I get googly-eyed over it. I love pondering what the people were like who lived in the houses before, or who wore those clothes? Walked those halls? Played that piano? So when […]
Slideshow: Fab10Barcelona
This week 600 people gathered in Barcelona for Fab10, a truly international conference on the state of digital fabrication and open source hardware, as well as a convention for the global FabLab makerspace network. Fab Labs are the brainchild of Neil Gershenfeld of MIT. His vision was to build a network of standardized makerspaces outfitted with […]
How-To: Mini Horse Bookshelf
Create a charming space to display your favorite nicknacks and books with this mini horse bookshelf tutorial!
Chris Neuenschwander Stains Things
Chris describes himself as: a caddywampus individual who very thoughtfully stains various surfaces with ink, paint, or other extremely toxic materials. Judging from the examples of his work that can be found on his site, that is a pretty accurate description. Chris, who operates as Noosh Studios, hand carves wood blocks that are then used […]
