Tuesday 31 July 2018

13 Useful, Cheap Product Substitutions

Save yourself some money and time using these homemade substitutions for common arts, crafts, and maker supplies.

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The Obtainium Cup Rally Is An Inspiring Excuse For Municipal Silliness

It’s not a race, mind you, it’s a Contraptor's Rally

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Best of Hangzhou Mini Maker Faire 2018

Luckily the Typhoon Ampil did not bring a lot of storms to Hangzhou city.

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Monday 30 July 2018

4 Steps To Reinventing Yourself With Fiber Artist and Woodworker Windy Chen

While most would consider working for one of the world’s top companies a career pinnacle, Windy’s tale doesn’t end there.

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Saturday 28 July 2018

Friday 27 July 2018

Tips of the Week: Pipe Fitting, Casting with Jello Molds, Diffusing LEDs, and DIY Dust Containment

Calculating pipe angles, making a simple dust containment box, improving your center punch, diffusing light, and more.

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Cosplay Reigns Supreme At San Diego Comic Con

A person dressed as ThundercatsWatching the convention grow and morph over the years alongside the comic book industry has been incredible.

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Thursday 26 July 2018

Jimmy DiResta Gets a Knife-Making Lesson

Learning basic knife-making from a pro.

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Top Tips to Tighten Security on Your Homebrew IoT Projects

Lock it down! Protect yourself and your IoT projects with these easy-to-implement tips.

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Root Ventures: How a $76-Million Investing Fund Is Servicing Makers

Step into Root Ventures’ office and the first thing that founding partner Avidan Ross will do is offer you an espresso. Their new space in San Francisco’s Mission district is still under construction, but the Italian espresso machine has a prominent spot on a makeshift sawhorse table directly in front […]

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Abuja’s Jack of All Tools

In Abuja, Ahmad Sadiq has to offer everything

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Wednesday 25 July 2018

Tuesday 24 July 2018

Exploring the Art and Science of Amazing Mozzarella

Years ago, I recommended a novel to a friend (I forget which book). He didn’t like it. His review was that it was “extremely interior.” He didn’t like how deeply we got inside the thought processes and internal struggles of the main character. I love books like this. I really […]

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Craft A Minecraft Creeper Robot

bring a creeper to life with your own bot

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Monday 23 July 2018

Sunday 22 July 2018

Weekend Watch: Gil Poznanski, the Kosher Tony Stark

An Aussie who, in-between projects, is linking the maker community together.

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Thursday 19 July 2018

How To: Anodize Aluminum

Anodizing aluminum might not be as hard as you think.

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Solar Rollers Racing Expands to Nevada with Tesla Investment

Twelve teams will design, build, and race their own solar-powered radio-controlled cars, culminating in a public trophy race in Reno in May 2019.

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Dad’s DIY Projects Serve As Perfect Cerebral Palsy Therapy

creating fun and interesting new systems for therapy have drastically improved Julian's situation

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Wednesday 18 July 2018

Pioneering Desktop 3D Printer Maker Printrbot Closes Shop

One of the seminal companies in the maker community is no longer. With a brief note on their site today, digital fabrication tool makers Printrbot announces their closure. Led by the charismatic Brook Drumm, the company launched in 2011 with a hyper-successful Kickstarter for an affordable 3D printer kit, raising […]

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Take VR Into Your Own Hands With These DIY Builds

Whatever kind of reality you like, here are some interesting projects to play around with.

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Tuesday 17 July 2018

A Clever, Collaborative Maker Series Inspired by Firefly

A group of talented makers join together to do projects within the sci-fi world of Firefly.

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Turtle Stitch Goes From Code To Embroidery

use simple code to generate fantastic embroidery files

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Monday 16 July 2018

Carving a 5-Minute Wood Wizard

Get started in wood carving with this simple wizard's head.

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Light Up Leather Arm Braces

mixing leather and wearables results in some fantastic arm braces

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Saturday 14 July 2018

Weekend Watch: A Couple of Wicked Makers

An Austin couple documents their creative project explorations on YouTube.

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Friday 13 July 2018

East Coasters: Join Us Sunday For Make’s 2018 Digital Fabrication Shootout Open House

It’s that time of year again, when Make:’s team of digital fabrication experts gathers an incredible collection of new machines of all types, and pits them against each other in a three-day-long cage match. This year’s event is led by Matt Stutlz, one again occurring at Ocean State Maker Mill […]

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Tips of the Week: Glue Tip Tip, Clamps and Cardboard 101, Wire Splicing, and Knowing Where Your Tool is Headed

Clamping and splicing and gluing, oh my. Another week of top workshop tips and tricks.

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A Makerspace in a Shopping Mall Makes all the Sense in the World

Step inside the Olympian City shopping mall in Hong Kong and you’ll see a glossy, modern commercial center, with the same stores and outlets found in just about every mall around the globe. As you reach the top of the escalator on the third floor, however, one element stands out […]

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Rising From The Ashes of a Makerspace Fire

Looking forward, we will never be able to replace everything that was lost, or rebuild the same space. We absolutely will build a great space though, where people can come learn, teach, and make.

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Thursday 12 July 2018

3D Printing a Millennium Falcon Gaming Prop

Jim Kelly of Game Terrain Engineering prints a huge Millennium Falcon for the Star Wars: Legion miniatures game.

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