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July 16, 2015
New Project: Make a Laptop Stand Using Basic Joinery
I have found that my forearms and hands ache while I’m 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 isn’t something you […]
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New Project: Build a Rotating Feeder for Perfect Bird Pictures
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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Automating a Filament Colorizer to a 3D Printer
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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July 13, 2015
New Project: Make a Rainbow Chandelier Out of Test Tubes
I came across a design for a chandelier made from test tubes that were filled with colored water, so I decided to make my own version of the project.
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CNC Your Own Star Wars AT-AT
The AT-ATrinket is a functional and decorative Star Wars AT-AT-shaped box cut from MDF using a CNC router.
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This Digital Stained Glass is Absolutely Hypnotizing
Divine Lights combines looping animations underneath wooden geometric patterns to create a beautiful homage to stained glass art.
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Hacked Machine Knits Custom Mathematical Scarves
Fabienne Serriere has created an knitting machine that turns algorithmically-generated patterns into unique scarves and wraps.
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My First Week as an Artist in Residence at the Maker Media Lab
I came to Maker Media Lab with a couple of projects in mind for my short stint as artist in residence: Louis Sullivan 3D printed architectural reference book Arduino controlled 3D printer filament pigmentation device 3D scanning with drones During my first week in the lab, I chose to focus […]
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Salvius: A Humanoid Robot Born from a Junkyard
These days you can find and buy your very own robot from any number of companies (ROBOTIS, KumoTek, Honda, etc.). However, they can cost in excess of $12,000 or more and typically rely on specialized software to function. Back when I was a kid, 20 years ago, my friends and I […]
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July 11, 2015
Toothsome Treat: Make a Shark Fruit Bowl from a Watermelon
Mike Warren took a seemingly normal watermelon and transformed it into a cute, and ferocious, shark you can fill with your favorite fruits.
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