In the back corner of an alley in the city where I live, there is a little noticed book shop. I have an understanding with the owner, and he knows the sort of books that excite me. My tastes are rather different from his normal customers, and suitable material is hard to find.
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This is one of those projects that only takes a few minutes to build, but will last a lifetime on the bench. We might even add a few more gadgets to the lamp head to make our lives easier. What would you add?
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We're all working on some pretty cool projects over here at the moment, but this Arduino powered sewing machine is my personal favourite. I took an old zigzag sewing machine and kitted it out with servos to control the needle position and fabric feed.
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Antonio Roberts introduces us to fizzPOP, a UK based hackerspace where people with a wide range of skills and interests can come together and open up the technology to explore it's inner workings.
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Folksy is a friendly little community featuring some very talented designers, and they all spend their time making anything you could imagine. Whether you're looking for rings made from pocket watches, or cats made of (very fresh, I'm told!) socks, Folsky is the place to visit.
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After seeing Mark Frauenfelder talk at the Maker Faire, I had expected this book to be a whistle stop tour of the 'Good Life' - a snapshot of the maker culture in digest form. In actuality, the book proved to be much more than this. By the end of the first couple...
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