Several years ago I watched a viral YouTube video that starred Jerry the Dachshund, whose engineer owner had built him his very own automated ball launcher. I had two dogs...
Posted by Dean Segovis
Categories: Woodworking, Fun & Games | 4 Comments
I have long been enamored of catapults. Invented around 400 B.C., they were used until nearly A.D. 1300. So for 1,700 years, catapults were arguably the largest, most expensive, and...
Posted by William Gurstelle
Categories: Fun & Games | No Comments
I bought a new scanner recently, and soon found myself spelunking through drawers of old photos from my many misspent years in photography. Some of the most interesting shots were...
Posted by Ross Orr
Categories: Photography & Video | No Comments
One of the best things about exhibiting at Maker Faire is giving attendees a challenge. For the 2010 Maker Faire Bay Area, I decided to combine a past project of...
Posted by Steve Hoefer
Categories: Arduino, Electronics, Kids & Family | 1 Comment
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
Categories: Music, Fun & Games | No Comments
A recent toe injury kept me from running for a few weeks, and I bought a stationary bike to keep in shape while recovering. The exercise bike has a lot...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: Health, Fun & Games, Music | No Comments
Like most geek-filled offices, at my workplace we have several Nerf guns and similar toy weapons floating about. Not impressed with the performance of my colleague Lester’s Nerf Maverick, a...
Posted by Simon Jansen
Categories: Fun & Games, Kids & Family | 4 Comments
This is the sixth of eight guides in a series documenting my build of MakerGear’s Mosaic desktop FDM/FFF 3D printer kit. the frame, the Y-axis, the X-axis, the Z-axis, the...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: Tools, 3D Printing | No Comments
This is the seventh of eight guides in a series documenting my build of MakerGear’s Mosaic desktop FDM/FFF 3D printer kit. the frame, the Y-axis, the X-axis, the Z-axis, the...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: General, 3D Printing | No Comments
This is the fifth of eight guides in a series documenting my build of MakerGear’s Mosaic desktop FDM/FFF 3D printer kit. the frame, the Y-axis, the X-axis, the Z-axis, the...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: 3D Printing, Tools | No Comments
We suggest you prepare all leg holders at once, doing each step for all leg holders before moving on.
Posted by Brianna Kufa
Categories: Gardening | No Comments
This is the fourth of eight guides in a series documenting my build of MakerGear’s Mosaic desktop FDM/FFF 3D printer kit. the frame, the Y-axis, the X-axis, the Z-axis, the...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
Categories: Tools, 3D Printing | No Comments
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