Saturday
Jul312010

Near-Space Aerial Photography Meetup

DateSaturday, July 31, 2010 at 12:10AM

There's going to be a meeting at TechShop RDU on Sunday at 6:00pm to discuss the feasability of launching a scientific balloon to "near-space" (70-100k feet).  The plan, so far, is to "launch balloon; take photos" but hopefully it will turn into a pretty rockin' project.  There is a thread on their forum.

If you have any interest in discussing the project come on by TechShop RDU on Sunday.  You don't have to be a member to attend the meetup but you will need to register as a visitor.

Here's a video for a little inspiration.

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Friday
Jul302010

Knickknack: A Story of Durham's Creative Reuse

DateFriday, July 30, 2010 at 10:04AM

Students at the Summer 2010 Documentary Video Institute at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke Universtiy produced a terrific video profile of our good friends and Maker Faire:NC 2010 exhibitors The Scrap Exchange.

 

Knickknack: A Story of Durham's Creative Reuse from Center for Documentary Studies on Vimeo.

By Jametta Davis and Victoria Fleischer

The Scrap Exchange, a "creative reuse" center, collects discarded industrial materials for use by individuals in the community, as well as arts programs and workshops. Created by students at the Summer 2010 Documentary Video Institute.

 

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Thursday
Jul292010

Durham's ShopBot Tools Named a "Company to Watch"

DateThursday, July 29, 2010 at 11:19AM

Our friends at ShopBot Tools, makers of the ShopBot CNC system and Maker Faire:NC sponsor, made it onto the Council for Entrepreneurial Development's list of "North Carolina Companies to Watch."

"The main thing about them is that they're here. They're locally run and they're not branches of other larger companies. They're basically North Carolina born and bred," Rose said. "It's a broad portrait of the kinds of entrepreneurs that are creating jobs and value in North Carolina."

Great job! Keep being awesome!

Source: The Herald-Sun

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Wednesday
Jul282010

Print your own Space Invaders on your 3D printer

DateWednesday, July 28, 2010 at 8:59AM

Thingiverse user sideburn posted "Invaders!" recently and they're way cool.  If you have or have access to a 3D printer such as the MakerBot, RepRap, Dimension, Z-Corp, etc. then you can print out your very own Space Invaders ships*!

Thingiverse is a community site that encourages the free sharing of designs that can be made at home with (mostly) sophisticated tools or even small-batch manufactured depending on the license.  It's open-source for tangible stuff.

 

*not actual size

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Thursday
Jul222010

Fan-Made Daft Punk Helmet - Incredible!

DateThursday, July 22, 2010 at 10:53AM

I find it hard to focus on long-term builds.  My longest-term build, the Danforth Standard Digitrola, was a labor of love so believe me when I say that the end product of this video must also be a labor of love.

 Atlanta Maker Harrison Krix of Volpini Props put this gorgeous piece together.  Go read the maker's blog for high resolution photos and more information.  Have a look at this amazing Daft Punk helmet build video below. (Thanks, @jmota3!)

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