I made the mats from these tacky glass cutting boards. I waited until they were 90% off and bought a few dozen. The graphics can be melted and scraped off to reveal with tempered glass underneath which can then be painted, etched or cut into smaller segments to make all manner of things. When you see a good deal for something like this, you should hop on it, if you can. You'll see the possibilities later. #Maker #DIY #glass
Dang. First time I had a piece of PLA break off right at the extruder, and got jammed there. So had to disassemble the hot end and the extruder. Clear now, but now i have t put it back together.
Arrow is the little piece that fell out once I relieved tension).
Here is an almost finished object aka #FO, a Reina shawl for one of the nurses here. Just have to block it. Made with a single skein from Wendy's Wonders with a fade from pink to gray to brown to green. Merino cashmere and nylon so it feels amazing. Another one off the 2025 goals list!
#Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
FAB12, Shenzhen, 2016
#MakerMonday #FabLab #maker #photography
After tightening the spindle, moving it down a bit and trying to reduce cantilever by gripping the spindle as close to the tool as possible, this is a second pass with otherwise same parameters. This could all be considered rough pass, since I'm not doing any finish passes yet. Thanks @Stilling for the advice.
Einstein@Home at the Maker Faire Hannover
On August 23-24, our volunteer computing project will be part of the Maker Faire in Hannover, Germany.
https://maker-faire.de/hannover/
https://maker-faire.de/maker/einsteinhome/
Stop by our booth (no. 157 in the “Eilenriedehalle”) to learn more about @einsteinathome and to have a chat with our developers and scientists!
Oh man, this is SO GOOD. Mehdi Sadaghdar (ElectroBOOM) walks you through making a multitouch-capable capacitive sensor FROM SCRATCH. Along the way, he also explains how resistive and IR-beam touch sensors work.
If you’ve ever wondered how the touch screens on your phones and tablets work, you need to view this video. So good.
I also enjoy his jabs at #AI along the way.
heise+ | Wie Sie animatronische Figuren einfach animieren
Mit dem Editor "Animatronic WorkBench" lassen sich Bewegungen für animatronische Figuren programmieren und auf den Mikrocontroller übertragen, der sie steuert.
Last year I got a phone mount for my bike handlebars, and it came with 6 of these rubber grip things to attach your phone.
Well, I left it on my bike that's in the shop but I do have 5 extra rubber grippy things!
So I designed a quick & dirty phone holder that works with the bands so I can put a phone holder on many different bikes.
It attaches with two zip ties and I use a piece of cut up tube rubber wrapped around the bar beneath it for grip.
#OpenSource low-cost #3Dprinted easy-to-build XYZ #micro-manipulator platform:
- #microscope stage
- #fiber #optics alignment
- micro #drilling
GitHub: https://github.com/0x23/MicroManipulator
YouTube: https://youtu.be/-mgqq0qdDRM
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #Maker #hackerspace #DIYtech #microscopy #imaging #electronics
Dublin Maker 2025 is looking for volunteers! Help shape Ireland’s biggest maker festival this August at Leopardstown Racecourse.
Volunteer, have fun, and be part of something amazing:
www.DublinMaker.ie/volunteer
Here's my SeinSmart Genmitsu 4030 ProxerXL in its new robot box. I've tried to tighten up the spindle and tool a bit for another pass.
I plan to buy longer hex wrenches tomorrow to get more leverage.
This is working on 3/8 in / ~9.5 mm thick 6061 aluminum at 100 mm / minute with a 3.175 mm flat tool at 0.5 mm depth per pass with a custom gcode generator.
Progress continues... Spilled bleach on myself 
sprayed it on the jeans but it's not doing anything yet... 
Octagons are the bestagons!
Always wanted one of those nifty hexagonal light grids, but want to do it all myself. Tuning up 3d models and this is the first one I'm happy with size and shape and fit wise.
Next to figure out the proper wiring and LED strands, and mount some inside to see how well it works.
Question is WS2812 (so I can daisy chain the power and control), or "All one color" strands. I thinkt he former is more flexible, but more expensive .
Building a #Stirling #Engine #Bike.
A Stirling Engine is a heat engine, powered by the expansion and contraction of a working fluid [such as air] which is heated and cooled in a cycle. In the video [Tom Stanton] begins by demonstrating the Stirling Engine with some model engines and explains the role of the displacer piston. His target power output for his bike engine is 150 watts [about 0.2 horsepower]….
@alberto_cottica For your question, you can reach the makers with the hashtags #maker #makerMonday #repair #repairCafe 
Here's what I would like:
* cheap, small battery powered devices that I can stick to the lid of a Tupperware.
* You turn them on when you first put a Tupperware in the fridge.
* they keep track of the time a Tupperware has been in the fridge and give some visual cues thereof. For example, every day another LED lights up, or the same led changes hue.
Where can I buy them, or the parts to make them?
Grateful for boosts, I am somewhat out of touch with what used to be called the #maker scene.
NAS by DIY: Cheap network storage to print yourself
A resourceful inventor designs a NAS housing using a 3D printer. He provides the construction plans and instructions free of charge.
