Photo from Society of Robots Dale Herzog and I were talking the other night about the treasure trove of techno goodies that can be found in the average dumpscore printer. He sent along a few resources including this one about using steppers and the Basic Stamp: If you are staring at a pile of stepper […]
If you hang around makers long enough, especially older ones, sooner or later somebody will mention Dave Gingery. And then everybody within earshot will either A) genuflect or B) look around in confusion at all the people who are genuflecting. For those in the latter category, here’s an explanation I wrote for Supernaturale awhile back: […]
Here is a nice round-up of some simple sneaky inks. The old favorites like lemon juice and vinegar are there, but also some more sophisticated systems using stuff like cerium oxalate and iodine fuming. From the pages of MAKE: Mike Golembewksi shows us how to make an invisible inkjet printer in MAKE 16 – Spy […]
Over at CRAFT, Rachel points us to this tutorial for customizing a six pack of beer for Father’s Day. Great for homebrew! More: DIY for Dad: Happy Father’s Day from MAKE, a gift guide for Dad Blackberry pale ale
Ask Make: is where readers ask questions and we do our best to provide clear and concise answers. Twitter users @threefourteen, @klaatu, @dcwilson303, @digitalcaffeine, and others all had the same thing on their minds this week and asked “What do we do with all the TVs flooding thrift stores because of the DTV conversion?” Well, […]
The summer class lineup at 3rd Ward in Brooklyn has got me really jealous I don’t live in NYC anymore. Some instant drool moments: Night Welding: Intro to the Metal Shop Build It: DIY Sequencer Build It: Tone Generator How to Make Crappy Stuff Awesome (furniture) Plastics Fabrication & Casting
Matt Mets just started a residency at the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum, working on educational installations. In his first day in the shop, he built this articulated arm prototype. If you know of other systems that use this concept, post in the comments below, he’s looking for leads.
