Maker Faire and so much more!

TechNinja — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:50:25 +0000

May 21st brought us to the 10th annual Maker Faire (The 6th in San Mateo), with Sylvia and I running two demos at the Make: Live stage.

Our very first time presenting together, the demos were a little harrowing, but still lots of fun. For the first demo we showed everyone how to mold and cast a miniature pointer finger we’d made out of sculpey. When the demo was done, we gave out a bunch of finished Composicast urethane resin mini pointers to everyone! The audience had a great time and so did we.

For our second demo, we attempted to show off and of our version of an Arduino Laser Tripwire Alarm, though because of laser and microphone difficulties, it ended quickly and without much fanfare. At least we had some fun with it, and the code is out there for all to use and enjoy.

Sylvia gets out of school soon for summer break, and she'll be posting up her own log of the incredible makers she met and things she did this year. Not to be missed!

As for the future; we’ve signed up with Make Magazine to do a volley of Mini Maker shows, about once a month (or more often if we can make it) for the summer and beyond, as long as we can keep the show ideas flowing, and near as we can tell, there’s plenty to be made. We're also going to start a brand new post section called "Show and Tell", that chronicles the adventures of people like you, kids, adults, teachers, moms, ninjas and the rest. People who actually got out there and made something because of the show, and want to tell the world.

If you or someone you know made something and feel proud about it, drop us a line on our contact form!

At the end of June we’re heading off to Maker Faire Kansas City, our very first out of state Maker Faire! We’re going to try and do something great for the community there, and hope to see all our favorite makers, and hundreds of new ones. Arc Attack will be there, and maybe Sylvia and I can work up the courage to get in the Faraday cage like Adam ;)

Obviously we'll have to work on our "Robot" skills that don't involve servos and micro-controllers.

Sylvia Molds and Casts with Composimold

Dadmin — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:14:13 +0000

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Did you ever want another of your favorite action figures? Or maybe you want to try something crazy with a toy but didn't want to ruin it? Well today we'll show you one super awesome way to clone your own toys with simple Molding and Casting for Toy Duplication! Lets Go!

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DragonboyVNYOh cool. The Turtle baby in a shell at 0:20. Mom got that for me as a kid (like 15 years ago). Were they popular back then? Aside from the Teenage Mutant Hero/Ninja Turtle thing :) Now to make an edible version of them...
riothero313Less hardener in the resin will cause less heat and be less likely to melt the mold but it will take longer to cure.
TheBioBizketWell now! you are a very smart young lady! I expect to see you in Mythbusters one of these days! Keep it up.
AresExodusYou are so good at instructing. Im genuinely amazed at your skills and sophistication. 50%+ of adults dont speak as smoothly as that.
fronkenpoopThat was the best project you have done to date. Interesting and extremely high quality. Thank you.
MARSHOMEWORLDHey Sylvia, this is your dad's pal Chris here. I'm SO proud of you guys! The show is wicked awesome, and you're doing such a great job with it.
awildermodeI have experience in molding and casting. This video is a great intro to the hobby. Very informative.

Sylvia's Super-Awesome Maker Show! - Composimold

Maker Faire and so much more!

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