(Photo by L. Marie) Join us this Friday (12/3) to make holiday ornaments with Matt Beckler and an EMSL Egg-Bot! Some bulbs will provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring their own to try decorating. Super shiny/smooth bulbs will work, but the ink will be hard to see and will smudge easily, so bring rougher [...]
Photo credit: Larry Rippel Adam Karki and HackPittsburgh member Logan Stack playing Didgeridoos at MiniMakerFaire Pittsburgh. This Friday (11/18), join us at HackPittsburgh where member Logan Stack will help you make your own Didgeridoo from PVC pipe and teach you how to play it. As always, HackPittsburgh Friday Nights are free and open to the [...]
Results of last Friday’s Make Your Own Candle event: Candles in various stages of cooling, fully cooled, decorated, and experimental cinnamon bark wick. (thumbnails link to full images) Note: While the cinnamon stick wick “worked”, it had an unpleasant smell and we don’t recommend using cinnamon bark as a wick.
This Friday (11/11), join us at HackPittsburgh and *make your own candle*! Come one, come all, and festivize your Thanksgiving Day turkey (or tofurkey) table! HackPittsburgh members Doug Philips and Mandy Stultz will walk you through the process. We’ll be using all-natural soy wax for low-soot burning, super-easy process and virtually foolproof results (yep, it’s [...]
Makers love makers, and we love supporting the maker and handmade community! Saturday, November 12th, is the date for Pittsburgh’s 8th Handmade Arcade Pittsburgh’s largest indie craft fair! Don’t miss this “shop-portunity” to stock up on handmade gifts for everyone on your holiday gift-giving list. Handmade Arcade will be held from 11 am – 7 [...]
HackPittsburgh is proud to announce their inclusion in John Baichtal’s new book, “Hack This: 24 Incredible Hackerspace Projects from the DIY Movement”! Highlights include two longstanding HackPittsburgh projects – the Near-Space Balloon (LEAD Balloon) Project and the Aerial Ping Pong Drop! The HackPittsburgh LEAD Balloon project began in March 2010 as part of the Hackerspaces [...]
Friday November 4th, we will show you how to get started with OpenSCAD to create parametric 3D models. With a few lines of code, you can quickly create objects that are easily scalable and adjustable with a simple change of parameters. OpenSCAD is a popular tool on sites such as Thingiverse.com for creating 3D printable [...]