Somewhere, deep in the capital city of Nebraska, is a building. This building is full of smoke, full of mirrors. Inside, birds take flight, machinists grind away in a vast darkened wonderland, and countless scavenged items from around the countryside rest in hulking, sometimes dilapidated heaps, thrown into rows awaiting re-discovery and thrifty sale. Need […]
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Results are in! After a run up of making throughout the week, the bridge competition began at the Makery last Sunday to test the designs of our participants. In all, there were 9 entries (some last minute). In short, the rules: Bridge: May contain only balsa wood and Titebond 2 wood glue. Must fit
Balsa Bridge Bash Results (with movie of stuff breaking) Read More »
Following the success of the OMG Egg Drop contest, we’ll be hosting a Balsa Wood Bridge competition. Great for kids of all ages! Updates to follow. For now, you can get details on the competition rules on the forum, here: Bridge Competition Rules and Resources Thread Feel free to post questions in the above listed
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What do you get when you combine propane with plastic bottles and a bit of hacker spirit? Check it out:
From Patrick’s website: “In order to assemble this series, I faced a specific problem: most pinhole cameras have only one shot. You expose film or paper and have to go back and develop it in the lab before loading the next shot. When there is more than one opportunity for a great photograph, the only
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Despite unseasonably nice weather, the members of OMG continue to work on their projects at the Makery or in their garages at breakneck speed. January is traditionally the perfect month for shunning the outdoors and basking in the glow of your computer monitor or, perhaps, the piercing UV glow of an arc welder. Here’s
Actually, I’ll leave the judgment as to whether this is fashionable to the reader. Taking a cue from the ready availability of electroluminescent tape/wire to the Maker community, and yes, the recent Tron movie (which re imagined the cult classic costuming in a decidedly more modern twist), it has become too tempting to ignore the
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What’s this strange thing? This is the TacitTheremin, a device which helps blind people understand their surroundings using ultrasonic sound ranging. Designed to work in tandem with a cane, this device allows users to get a greater sense of what’s around them at ranges that exceed a cane and in any direction in which its
TacitTheremin: A spatial awareness tool for the blind. Read More »
Its amazing what you can print these days. We tested out the Mendel Prusa last evening by printing this cool little light bulb sculpture. If you could make any design in your head come to life, what would it be? Much of what we can do these days with 3D printing is due to the
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Are you a Maker? The Omaha Maker Group is hosting a Nerf* dart gun competition for distance and visual improvement modification. When: 7pm, November 9th Where: The Makery Competitors will modify a Nerf ‘N-Strike Nite Finder EX-3‘ to maximize it’s distance and/or aesthetic value. Steampunks, artists, we look to you for inspiration. The entrance fee
One Month to Make: Nerf Gun Distance and Style Mod Competition Read More »