Making It · 30 May 2018 · 1h 03m
Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their recent projects, including Diresta's blacksmithing prep and weight loss journey, Clagett's new vacuum former, and Picciuto's brainstorming for a wooden business card holder. They share experiences from Maker Faire Bay Area, highlighting interactions with the community and new technologies like Particle Photon mesh networking. The hosts also touch on selling handmade goods on eBay, dealing with non-paying buyers, and the logistics of shipping international orders.
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Hosts Chris White and Elecia White discuss recent projects and gift ideas, including Elecia's work on the Fitbit Surge and Chris's 'Wordy' wearable ring. They also cover Chris's custom hardware controller for the game Kerbal Space Program, the Chiptronics educational kit, and the broader maker movement, addressing misconceptions about its impact on professional engineering.
Hosts Jen Castillo and Alvaro Prieto discuss their pandemic-era projects, including Alvaro's recreation of his father's 7400-series digital clock, a USB-C power adapter using a Cypress chip, and a t-shirt quilt. Jen details her reverse engineering of a greeting card chip, her exploration of Chinese manufacturing via Alibaba, and her choreography of a remote dance piece. They also cover the cancellation of hardware conferences like Hackaday Supercon and HackRF, and recommend movies such as 'Mood Indigo' and '3 Idiots'.
Lenore Edman, co-founder of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories (EMSL), discusses her company's journey from a hobbyist blog to a bootstrapped business selling electronic kits for art and education. She details specific products like the LED Menorah, Watercolor Bot, and Bristlebot, explaining how they lower barriers to entry for electronics through solderless options and engaging designs. Edman emphasizes the importance of the maker community, particularly Maker Faire, and their strategy of serving educators and artists with low-cost, shield-compatible hardware like the Diavolino.
Chris Gammell of Contextual Electronics and Dave Jones of EEV Blog discuss the 2014 Maker Faire, highlighting projects like the Cast AR by Jerry, Bunny's Novena, and various tools including VoltSet, MushiMeter, and the Nomad mill. Gammell details his portable lab build, featuring an ATX power supply and anti-static mat, while Jones outlines his new live streaming setup using YouTube Live and Wirecast. The conversation covers the trade-offs of high-end versus low-cost test equipment, the utility of tablet-connected multimeters, and the rapid evolution of maker culture and digital media.
Chris Gammell of Contextual Electronics discusses his experience at the Electronica trade show, noting the high costs of exhibitor booths and the industry's reliance on face-to-face deal-making, while Dave Jones of EEVblog details his plans to acquire a low-cost, underground storage space dubbed the 'EEV bunker' for his workshop. The hosts analyze the failure of the Mu Thermal Camera crowdfunding campaign, attributing it to a lack of genuine innovation compared to competitors like Seek Thermal and FLIR, and Chris introduces parts.io, a new component search tool. They also touch on the logistics of large-scale events, the challenges of modular hardware platforms like the Raspberry Pi Com Plus, and the broader business realities of hardware startups.
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