I am honored to announce that the website, Instructables.com, has contact Omaha Maker Group and asked us to participate in their inaugural “Instructables Build Nights”! The idea for Build Nights is that Instructables picks a topic and sends supplies/materials to select Makerspaces for their use in creating an event around that topic.  And just to make […]
Special Event at OMG – May 28th, 7pm – Paint and Pizza! Read More »
If you haven’t heard via the mailing list and meetings, OMG has moved! Our new address is 8410 K St. #5. Come check it out!
Tonight’s meeting was a great success, thanks in large part to Tom’s Balloon Animals presentation/workshop. Â Members and visitors were shown, and then guided through making a variety of plants, animals, and inanimate objects. Additionally, we had a number of visitors, and worked on projects including a Peltier-cooler proof of concept and a grinder stand. We
Another Successful Presentation – Balloon Animals! Read More »
If I hadn’t seen this myself, I don’t know that I’d believe it. Last night, we set out to test this Popsci article, and it seems to hold up. We had 2 locks donated, a generic U-Lock, and a pretty beefy looking keyed padlock. The U-Lock’s steel turned out to be a bit too soft,
Padlock exhibits vulnerability to extreme cold (and a large hammer) Read More »
A while back, we decided that we needed a 24v power source for various “testing” applications. This source needed to be durable enough for daily use by a wide variety of people without becoming damaged. It also needed to protect the device being powered, and be easy to maintain. Given that tall list, Ben suggested
LiPo Battery Ruggedized Power Module Read More »
[ultimate-photo source=”flickr” type=”user” uid=”82805246@N03″ size=”640″ style=”slideshow” num=”20″ slideshow_style=”2″ align=”center” ] Recent photos from our flickr stream.
Explore Technology, Science, and Art Read More »
Just a reminder, the Omaha Maker Group’s regular meeting on Tuesday, September 4th is an Omaha Creative Week Spark Event. We have several presentations on the docket, including a summary of the Omaha Maker Group (and Making as a whole), as well as a hands-on presentation on manipulating your car’s onboard computer for diagnostics and
Omaha Creative Week Spark Event – Tuesday September 4th, 7pm. Read More »
As part of the recent OMGWTFBBQ festivities9, a contest was held, pitting the forces of gravity against the weight of cold hard cash (pennies, to be specific). Â The goal of the contest was to use soda straws to support as much currency as possible in as high of a position as possible, thus racking up
Straw Tower Contest – Results Read More »