Plastics are not just ubiquitous, but extremely versatile: some of them are incredibly stretchy, while some are hard as nails; some are crystal clear, and others come in all colors...
Posted by Michal Zalewski | Thursday May 2nd, 2013 7:00 AM
Categories: Machining | 33 Comments
It seems as though nearly everything “high performance” these days boasts some amount of carbon fiber in its construction. Originally used in aerospace, carbon fiber has moved into the mainstream...
Posted by John Wanberg
Categories: Workshop, Art & Design | No Comments
The science behind the art of prop making.
Posted by Adam Savage
Categories: Workshop, Art & Design | 1 Comment
Make durable 3D plastic parts.
Posted by Bob Knetzger
Categories: Tools, Kids & Family, Workshop | No Comments
Voting for Project Remake is now open. Vote the maker you think most deserves to travel to NYC for World Maker Faire, and while you're at it enter the sweepstakes...
Posted by Nick Normal | Sunday June 17th, 2012 9:30 AM
Categories: General | 7 Comments
I Heart Robotics is running a cool series of posts testing the merits and failure modes of various types of threaded fasteners in 3D-printed plastic parts. So far they've hit...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday June 1st, 2012 6:00 AM
Categories: 3D Printing, Robotics | 4 Comments
In this video from Core77, designer Taylor McKenzie-Veal uses a toaster, a two-part wooden mold, and a bit of compressed air to turn an empty sports drink bottle into...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Wednesday May 30th, 2012 6:00 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Home, Workshop | 2 Comments
A bicycle fender made from a reclaimed plastic number 5 food jar and salvaged coat hanger. Submit YOUR upcycled before-and-after idea to the Project Remake Contest - deadline is TODAY...
Posted by Nick Normal | Monday May 14th, 2012 1:30 PM
Categories: Fun & Games, General | No Comments
Nice "short form" Instructable from user mfoster, who heats milk jug pieces to 350°F, loose, in a pot of canola oil, before pressing them into blocks using a simple scrap-wood...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday May 7th, 2012 1:00 PM
Categories: Energy, Science | 4 Comments
My German pal Aram Bartholl shows you the principles of vacuum forming with his homemade rig for churning out Guy Fawkes masks. The video takes you to 28C3 and other...
Posted by Becky Stern | Thursday February 2nd, 2012 10:00 AM
Categories: Craft | 12 Comments
It’s a simplistic question, possibly even naive. Put it to a chemical engineer or a materials scientist, and she or he will almost certainly not come back with a single...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday January 31st, 2012 1:21 PM
Categories: Science | 12 Comments
Even if you don't fancy the idea of a fork, knife, spoon, sporks, spife, knork or other eating utensil with an acrylic screwdriver handle, I was interested to discover, in...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Wednesday January 11th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: Food & Beverage, Tools | 5 Comments
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