The Makery’s recent acquisition of a Variac has rekindled interest in a few projects that had been on hold. Â One of those projects was the Acrylic Bender that James had been working on. At it’s core, the bender is just a halogen bulb between two aluminum tubes full of circulating water. The idea is to […]
At next Tuesday’s meeting (December 13th), we’ll be doing a pizza/potluck dinner. The idea is that everyone throw in a few bucks for pizza and bring whatever else they’d like to share. Food is planned for 6:30, but it’s a pretty casual sort of thing. Â If you’re interested, RSVP here. The presentation for the meeting
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Last night, the Makery hosted a Nerf Gun Mod contest, previously announced here. Â We had 5 total entrants, after a few people had things come up at the last minute, and about twice that many spectators. Appearance Only Brandon and Eric made an attempt in this category; Â Brandon did a functional “pseudo-steampunk” mod (with an
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At the Makery lately, Brandon and I [with some help] have been working on a CNC Hot-wire Foam cutter quite a bit like this one. Ours is going to be a bit larger, capable of slicing up a 2×4 foot piece of foam (actually, the X is more like 5 feet than 4). For our […]
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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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Ever since I visited Noisebridge in San Fransisco back in November of 2010, I had burned into my head how amazing it was, and how great it’d be when we finally had a space of our own in Omaha. What I didn’t see in my brief visit was all the work that someone’s doing behind […]
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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 »
Our resident 3D printing guru Brandon is in a contest to design a new Vertical X axis. Please go and support him by liking his project on Thingiverse here!
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