Creating With Code

It works! Using a Canon SD300 with CHDK, and some firmware hacks, Makerbot #131 has learned how to make time-lapse videos of all of its prints! More details (and a how-to!) coming soon! And thanks to Thingiverse user Starno for the bottle opener model in the video.

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Like many enthusiastic makers, I recently got my hands on a copy of the excellent Make: Electronics book from O’Reilly.  It’s an excellent bottom-up, experiment-based introduction to electronics, but sourcing all of the parts required to complete each experiment can be an adventure. Thankfully, the Maker Shed is now offering two components packs to help [...]

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