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August 12, 2015
Interview: Nicole Grimwood on Electronics (and Cake)
Nicole Grimwood is working towards a dual degree in engineering from Columbia University and liberal arts from Scripps College.
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August 11, 2015
Anatomy of the RollJam Wireless Car Hack
If you’ve been on the internet lately, you’ve likely seen the storm of news of Samy Kamkar’s device that can intercept and store keyless entry codes for cars and garages. Built for under $50 using a Teensy 3.1 and a couple of radios, the “RollJam” device is said to allow its user […]
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Casting Your Own 3D Printed Parts
In response to our post about 3D printing spec parts from the design files in McMaster-Carr’s online catalog, reader Frankie Flood pointed us to his posts about sand casting 3D printed parts. This first piece posted to his blog was his first attempt at documenting casting of the 3D printed […]
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Candle Carving Is a Thing, and It’s Incredible
The art of carving candles is an old German craft. The finished pieces look like carved sculptures, and they're all made entirely of wax.
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Lathe-Turned Cryptex Keeps Your Secrets Safe
Watch Carl Jacobson make a five letter solid maple cryptex on his lathe. This piece is functional and can be made to open with any code.
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Mason Jar LED Tiki Torches Glow Any Color
Tiki torches are a fun summer lighting solution and this RGB LED version, that uses an Arduino, can be a great alternative to an open flame.
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Homemade X-Ray Inspector Reveals PCB Secrets
Hardware hacker John McMaster built his own x-ray machine in order to get a closer look at the details of printed circuit boards.
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Revive Ratty Lawn Chairs with Comfy Macrame
Have a set of outdoor chairs that have seen better days? Turn those old aluminum frames into gorgeous DIY macrame garden chairs!
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August 9, 2015
3D Printable Robotic Telescope You Can Build
When I was a teen, I did an astronomy (and archeology) summer camp one year. As part of it, we got to spend some nights operating the telescope in the teacher’s backyard observatory. He had turned a Sears metal garden shed into an impressive little observatory, complete with a motorized […]
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You Don’t Have to Like Dolls to Enjoy This Kokeshi Doll-Making Video
Yasuo Okazaki is an amazing woodworker that makes naruko kokeshi dolls, which he hypnotizingly shapes and paints while they spin on a lathe.
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