Android-Controlled Mindstorms Plotter
Eason Ke’s NXT Painter, a LeJOS-controlled plotter, draws whatever the user draws on the screen of an Android device. Code here. [via The NXT Step]
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Gotye Old School Computer Remix
That catchy pop hit from Gotye, “Somebody that I used to know”, is painstakingly rendered with an HP Scanjet 3C, Amiga 600, a couple of hard drives, and PIC-controlled xylophone by Toronto-based melody maker bd594.
Maker Faire New York: AtFAB’s Free CNC Furniture Designs
Anne Filson and Gary Rohrbacher lead AtFAB, a resource for furniture designed to be cut on a CNC. The Community Commons designs may be downloaded from AtFAB’s site and adjusted to fit the needs of the maker. For instance, a chair could be stretched out to make a love seat. Then you CNC the parts […]
Building an Arduino Controlled Lathe
After picking up a vintage Delta Homecraft wood lathe from a garage sale, Chris decided to convert to CNC using an Arduino: I found an old lathe at a garage sale and decided to turn it into a router lathe for cutting spirals, flutes and threads. Initially, I considered using a strictly mechanical mechanism to […]
Peace, Love, and EL Wire
The thing this first-time Burner found the most overwhelming (in the good way) was the presence of the maker spirit everywhere I looked. Practically everything that makes its way to Black Rock City is made by hand, and most of it is made just because nothing quite like it has ever been made before.
Tool Review: Shapeoko CNC Mill Kit
MAKE reader Michael Newman reviews the Shapeoko CNC Mill Kit.
WiFi-Extending Robot
A group of students from Northwestern University scratch built this WiFi extending robot, called CommBor, almost entirely from billet aluminum.
