Monthly Archives: March 2012
15Mar/12No comments
Getting Ready for Open Make: Tools
Posted by Ryan
We’re two days away from our next open make event. This one has the theme of tools which has so far proven to be one of the most exciting and versatile topics for us to explore. While we are doing … Continue reading
14Mar/122 comments
My First Sewing Machine Project
Posted by Ryan
Last week Lianna and Julie led a prototyping session to make tool rolls, pouches, and belts made with with fused plastic. While making an example, I got a chance to use a sewing machine for the first time. For me … Continue reading
13Mar/121 comment
Liberty Tool – Old school is the new cool
Posted by Karen
I couldn’t resist the rhyme – sorry. I want to share this wonderful video created by folks at Etsy about this very special place and an amazing guy. It contains several messages that warmed my heart. The tools may be … Continue reading
Tagged as: artists, carpentry, craft, H.G. Brack, Liberty tool, maine, recycle, resource, shop, Skip, sourcing, sustainability, tools
9Mar/123 comments
Hunkin’s Workshop – Wood and Metal Tools
Posted by Ryan
In preparation for the next open make, Tim and Nicole set up a workshop space in the Tinkering Studio to introduce some tools commonly used in woodworking and metalworking. They decorated the workshop with some of Tim’s cartoon drawings, put … Continue reading
8Mar/12No comments
Beyond the museum: Tinkering with Cardboard Automata
Posted by Luigi
Lately in the Tinkering Studio we’ve been thinking about how to translate the work that we do in the museum to settings like after school programs and community centers. Cardboard Automata is one of our most “venerable” activities: it started … Continue reading
6Mar/127 comments
Tim tested the apple peeler
Posted by Ryoko
On Monday morning, the day after the flea market, Tim tried the apple peeler to see how it works. (It was more like gouging the apple… ) I was surprised that this tool not only peeled the apple but also … Continue reading
5Mar/12No comments
Shopping for Tools at Alameda Flea Market
Posted by Ryoko
It was a beautiful day! Tim, Lianna, Nicole, and I went to the Alameda Flea Market yesterday to look for something interesting for Open Make: Tools. I was especially looking for some tools that visitors could take apart in the … Continue reading
5Mar/12No comments
More Light Painting Tools
Posted by Ryan
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been experimenting more with light painting tools for the Open Make: Tools event. Here are some of my favorite discoveries so far: Once again I tried embedding LEDs in glue sticks to create … Continue reading
Tagged as: cycloid, experiment, glue sticks, iphone, LED, light painting, motion, open make tools, prototypes, rotation, tools
3Mar/12No comments
60 Second Timer
Posted by Ryan
For the chain reactions at the past open make, we wanted to stress the thematic connection to the event by having time related elements at the start or finish of the contraption. Originally we wanted to have the chain reaction … Continue reading
