If you're playing Rocksmith (and I think you should be), and you're playing standing up (ditto), you have probably run into the "where do I put the controller" problem. The...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday March 9th, 2012 2:30 PM
Categories: Fun & Games, Hacks, Music | 1 Comment
Due to popular demand, I've decided to take my MakerGear Mosaic assembly guide one step further, past the physical assembly of the robot, and cover the process of getting through...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday March 5th, 2012 1:00 PM
Categories: 3D Printing, Tools | 4 Comments
I wanted an unusual shot to show off the results from my recent soda can label embossing project, and had some success using this unusual method. There is a classic...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday February 27th, 2012 1:00 PM
Categories: Photography & Video, Science | 11 Comments
Positive response to the recent review of my antique Tapewriter label embosser got me thinking about lower-cost ways to make embossed aluminum labels. A comment from reader Rick Hyde (“Actually,...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Saturday February 18th, 2012 1:00 PM
Categories: Craft, Workshop | 8 Comments
This is the fifth installment of my series on building the MakerGear Mosaic 3D printer. This part covers installation of the "business end" of the machine, i.e. the extruder assembly,...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday December 16th, 2011 8:30 PM
Categories: 3D Printing, Tools | No Comments
This is the fourth installment of my series on building the MakerGear Mosaic 3D printer. This part wraps up assembly of the Cartesian robot with the Z-axis mechanics, including installation...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday December 9th, 2011 4:00 PM
Categories: 3D Printing, Tools | No Comments
To make capacitive touchscreens work through gloves, you need a conductive pathway between the screen and your finger(s). Commercial touchscreen-friendly gloves made with conductive fabric at the fingertips are available,...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday December 9th, 2011 6:00 AM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, General, Hacks | No Comments
This is the third installment of my series on building Rick and Karen Pollack's MakerGear Mosaic 3D printer. This part covers assembly of the robot's "X-axis" linear actuator system, and...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday December 2nd, 2011 3:59 PM
Categories: 3D Printing, Tools | No Comments
This is the second installment of my series on building Rick and Karen Pollack's MakerGear Mosaic 3D printer. This part covers assembly of the robot's first of three Cartesian axes....
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday November 25th, 2011 8:02 PM
Categories: 3D Printing, Tools | No Comments
Ohio IT professional Rick Pollack founded MakerGear, LLC in 2009 to "develop products and services for the rapidly expanding maker community with a focus on advancing digital fabrication." Working with...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday November 18th, 2011 8:57 AM
Categories: 3D Printing, Tools | No Comments
David Bourell of UT Texas describes how laser sintering works. This method of 3D printing uses a laser that fuses plastic powder, building up layer by layer somewhat same way...
Posted by John Baichtal | Monday November 14th, 2011 8:30 AM
Categories: 3D Printing | No Comments
My friend Jeff Wilson alerted me to this awesomely large Lomo-styled photo booth his colleague Matt Frank built for his wedding. The camera-shaped enclosure houses a Mac running PhotoBooth, a...
Posted by John Edgar Park | Monday November 14th, 2011 7:30 AM
Categories: Arduino, Photography & Video | No Comments
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