March Madness – Doorknob.scad
So, the March Madness 1 program a day challenge is in full swing. Here’s my contribution. Its not much in the way of code, but there definitely was coding involved in writing the scad file for the doorknob. Yup, its…
We learn, share, and make things.
We learn, share, and make things.
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Pants Status: Keyboarded
I had a blast today at Diana’s fashion hacking event, and I made these nifty pants that sort-of function as a keyboard. I can play tetris at least! It was fun to make them, and if you’d like to make…
Arduino vs. Sanguino vs. Arduino Mega
Confused/excited about all the cool things happening in Arduino-land lately? Well, luckily for you we’ve taken a look at the various Arduino families and blogged them over at the MakerBot Industries blog. The result? They’re each awesome and it’s pretty…
MakerBot Industries Full Speed Ahead!
As part of our grand plan to Take Over The World® we’re happy to announce a new and exciting development! A few of us (Adam Mayer, Bre Pettis, and Zach Hoeken) have formed a new company called MakerBot Industries to…
Thingiverse: ‘Tools’ Galaxy Discovered
The friendly scientists over at Thingiverse have posted an exciting new discovery on their blog. Basically, they’ve uncovered an entire galaxy composed entirely of tools that the denizens of Thingiverse can use to search, sort, and categorize the things that…
Thermal Imaging For Efficiency
My friend Lou Amadio up in Seattle decided to really find out if his home was efficient, and if not then where the problems were. He turned to a really AWESOME solution: a thermal imaging camera. His blog entry is…
RepRap Hacking
I had a great idea for a new, drastically simplified extruder design for RepRap. I decided to spend a day on it, and if it proved fruitful, then I’d pursue it more. Thank god for the laser cutter at NYCR,…
Kysan DC Gearmotor Teardown
We’ve been using GM3 gearmotors for our RepRap extruder motors, but they have a few problems (most notably being underpowered and having cheap plastic gears) so I decided to shop around and try to find a motor that I could…
PUMPOTRON 3000 XL
PumpoTron 3000 from Zach 'Iowa' Hoeken on Vimeo. Get the files for laser cutting your own pump at www.thingiverse.com.
Danger Shield Build
Marc de Vink posted a nice video demoing the Danger Shield I created over at MAKE Blog. This little board was designed for teaching people how to program for the Arduino and if you sign up for classes, I’ll teach…