Back in the old days, pioneers traveled with round cast iron skillets. You could make round pancakes, round eggs, and throw some rectangular strips of bacon on the side. But...
Posted by Laura Cochrane | Wednesday February 6th, 2013 10:00 AM
Categories: Workshop | 8 Comments
Pete Prodoehl’s Laser Keleidoscope is simple-seeming and elegant project he built for a gallery event. I love the 3D-printed knobs, motor holders, and mirror holders! When I was at Maker...
Posted by John Baichtal | Thursday September 27th, 2012 7:30 AM
Categories: Electronics | 1 Comment
Remember that 3D Printing Meetup we had? You probably read all about it. Well, people liked it, so we’re doing it again. If you’ve got a MakerBot, RepRap, Mendel90, Solidoodle,...
Posted by John Baichtal | Wednesday July 25th, 2012 7:00 AM
Categories: 3D Printing, Home | No Comments
I love this project by Milwaukee artist Bryan Cera. Called Glove One, it’s a mobile phone in glove form. The project page is fairly sparse, but Bryan says a DIY...
Posted by John Baichtal | Friday May 4th, 2012 8:00 AM
Categories: Computers & Mobile | 10 Comments
Pete Prodoehl, inspired by this robot, created an art bot — the Arco-O-Matic — with servos hot glued to dowels, and a clothespin holding the Sharpie. So to make it...
Posted by John Baichtal | Monday April 23rd, 2012 7:30 AM
Categories: Arduino, Art & Design, Robotics | 7 Comments
Alpha maker Craig Smith discovers the hard way that it's a good idea to label paint and stain cans with the projects they were used on.
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Thursday March 1st, 2012 5:30 PM
Categories: Craft, Tools | 9 Comments
Pete Prodoehl of Milwaukee, WI, who runs a web development company, is branching out into the DIY biz by selling his Button kit, which creates a one-button keyboard used for,...
Posted by John Baichtal | Wednesday February 22nd, 2012 7:00 AM
Categories: Makers | 2 Comments
Maker extraordinaire Craig Smith shared another quick work tip with us: Sometimes I grab the cordless drill/driver, some screws, and perhaps a small pilot drill bit on a quick construction/repair...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Tuesday January 17th, 2012 9:30 AM
Categories: Tools | 6 Comments
If you ever had a project with a lot of measuring in one area, with a lot of cutting in another, you’ll do this to your measuring tape. (Ever put...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Friday January 6th, 2012 2:00 PM
Categories: Tools | 4 Comments
Jason Gessner’s wife is an avid runner and they’ve often joked that she puts in more miles than he does in his car. This inspired Jason to create an odometer...
Posted by Matt Richardson | Tuesday December 27th, 2011 6:00 AM
Categories: Arduino, Electronics | 1 Comment
CheerLights is a project whereby lights the world over respond to social media like Twitter hash tags, linking the real world to the online world. Pete Prodoehl created his own...
Posted by John Baichtal | Tuesday December 20th, 2011 11:00 AM
Categories: Arduino, Computers & Mobile, Electronics | 1 Comment
MAKE regular Craig Smith wanted a wagon to match his (super cute) son’s, so he built it! My son loves his big red wooden wagon. It made me remember when...
Posted by John Baichtal | Monday November 28th, 2011 7:30 AM
Categories: Kids & Family, Woodworking | 3 Comments
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