Maywa Denki is a true delight: a unique group seemingly not of this world and who cannot be easily described. You can call them a Nonsense Factory—we have, and they do. If I were to conjure up an algorithm to approximate their well-played silliness, just roll together Devo, Talking Heads, OK Go, Blue Man Group, and throw […]

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Jeffrey Kerr (aka Lobo CNC) is on a mission to make the cheapest DIY 3D printer possible. His current design is the Delta-T v0.3 a non-Cartesian 3D printer in the delta style that uses only a handful of easily sourced parts, including: acrylic, aluminum tubing, stepper motors, an extruder, fishing line, […]

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Watch woodworker Thomas Anton Geurts create a wooden bowl with a 3D cube illusion design (known also as the tumbling cube).

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Robbie the Woodworker shows you how to make a cooper barrel. He also teaches you which unmechanized tool would be used to complete the task.

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For my wife and I, a dream of ours has always been to have a home theater to watch movies with our family. This past winter weve finally been able to make it a reality. We had our basement finished and in doing so, I planned a good sized room […]

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In the British Sci-fi series Doctor Who, the time traveling Doctor often uses his sonic screwdriver to rescue his companions and save the day. Now you can build your own version that lights up and emits actual sonic vibrations from a high revolution motor cut out of a dollar store […]

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I have found that my forearms and hands ache while Im using my laptop. I have been stacking up pieces of foam on my desk and then placing my laptop atop the stack in order to reach an ergonomic height. This is a perfect temporary solution, and though it isnt something you […]

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Birds make lousy subjects for digital photographs. But you can perfect shot, thanks to a long shutter-release cable and a gadget that typically controls model vehicles: an R/C radio.

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During my second week as an artist in residence at the Maker Media Lab, I decided to explore designing and creating a filament colorizer.

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Build your own gorgeous and sturdy wood plank loveseat, then customize it with colorful stains or paints to suit your style.

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While living in Manhattan, I made a pledge to make the goods I need to live rather than buy them. I then spent a decade building an off-grid homestead in the New Mexico desert. I learned to make food, medicine, power, fuel, building materials, and domestic goods. Being a Maker revealed the impact […]

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Arthur Ganson is one of my all time favorite kinetic artists, so when I found out he had a YouTube channel, naturally, I watched every one of his videos. Many of the pieces in his portfolio involve gears made of wires, and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that […]

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Solenoids (a type of electromagnet) are at the heart of pinball machines, and at one time, many other machines. They work by inducing a magnetic field using a coil of copper wire. This makes them ideal for pushing or pulling mechanical things fast and with force. They have become unnecessary […]

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With a few magnets and a lot of DIY expertise you could make this magnetic scrabble board. It's great for competitions or just decoration.

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Photographers are familiar with the ring light, which produces a pleasing ring-shaped highlight, or catchlight, in a subjects eyes. Its often used in the fashion industry to create images you see in many magazines. The Square Ring Light is just like that — except its a square. I find it […]

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MakerBot grew from a fun project by three friends in a hackerspace in Brooklyn, to being THE name in desktop 3D printing. Over the last few years, though, that name has been drug through the mud; from the community backlash when they decided to go closed source after building their reputation […]

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The fantastic projects you made for Maker Camps Fantasy week were out-of-this-world! Now its time to blow the roof off the cabin. Lets make some noise! Gotta move on through Funkytown, where we make our own unique instruments and then jam, bam, and slam our way to the Battle of […]

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If you are a fan of incredibly detailed, operational, hand-built creations, you might want to check this out. Codename Colossus is a walking robot tank created by Michael Sng, an artist and graphic designer from Singapore. Sng entered the toy realm as a lead designer for Singapore-based Stikfas Ltd., creating articulating action […]

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Occasionally, Ill find myself trying to describe how a circuit works, and pencil and paper just wont cut it. I need to show them not just how the circuit diagram looks, but how the voltage and current flows through the various components. Rather than take the time to build up a […]

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Christopher Lim and I have been scouting locations for an artificial oyster reef: Point Emery, Emeryville and Point Molate, Richmond.

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