Makers in Scotland’s City of Discovery
Dundee, Scotland is known as the City of Discovery because of its history of innovation, so it only makes sense that the first Dundee Mini Maker Faire will take place this weekend.
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Weekend Projects Hangouts On Air – “Drawdio” Musical Pencil LIVE Today at 3:00pm PT/6:00pm ET
Join us at the scheduled time for our fifth Weekend Projects Hangouts On Air. We’ll be talking with Jay Silver, maker of the Drawdio and MaKey MaKey musical invention kit.
Maker Faire Tokyo in Pictures
By all accounts Maker Faire Tokyo was a big success. Ian Lesnet of Dangerous Prototypes was there. Ian and crew took some great photos of the fair. Have a look at the sights of Maker Faire, Japanese style.
Team Skeletonics Shows Their Stuff at Maker Faire Tokyo
Maker Faire Tokyo, which concluded Monday, was big a success. We’ll have a report from the event later today but in the meantime, check out this video of Project Skeletonics’ robot exoskeleton in action.
Projects With Ryan Slaugh: DIY gas Leak Detector
The Atmospheric Gas Detector Kit, found in the Makershed, gives you the components needed to detect different kinds of gases. In this episode of “Projects with Ryan Slaugh”, we will go through the steps of setting up the base experiment from the book included with the kit.
DIY Hacks & How Tos: Magnetic Tool Hanger
In most workshops space is limited. So you need to find a way to utilize every bit of space that you can. One area that is often overlooked is the space underneath shelves and cabinets. But this can actually be a great place to store small tools. All you need is a few magnets and some sheet metal.
How to Make a Maker Class
Would you like to learn how to MAKE a Maker Class at your school? I have been a middle school Art teacher for seven years and I want to share with you how I got my Project Make class up and running on a shoestring budget, with a large group of low-income English Language learners.
