We had an nice opportunity to design and build a sculpture for the Decatur Wine Festival this year. Thanks to The Imperial (soon to be open at 726 West College) and the Decatur Arts Alliance for supplying the materials. It was a popular photo opportunity, and everyone really loved it. A BIG thanks […]
AMMF13 in pictures
Our first Maker Faire was simply fantastic. We had great weather (after a chilly AM setup) and no serious injuries! Thanks to all the volunteers and all the people who stopped by to say hello. We had nice coverage from makezine.com and our activities appeared on blogs from both Eric Wienhoffer and Dale Dougherty himself. […]
A Must-See Maker Faire
The Atlanta Mini Maker Faire is a free, family-friendly, annual gathering of makers, hackers, geeks, artists, robots, scientists, and people who just enjoy hanging out with them. It’s a perfect opportunity to engage with makerspaces and creative communities around the southeast. There over 100 makers showing off dozens of cool, hands-on projects and activities. Decatur […]
Meeting to prepare for AMMF
Decatur Makers will be at the Atlanta Mini Maker Faire, and we need some help from you to get ready. We’ll have two adjacent tents and host 4 different activities: – Origami flexagons – 3D flexagons with wire and straws – Oobleck Hopscotch (8 ft long, full of bizzarre non-newtonian fluid) – Bottle cutter (see […]
How to make a 3D Flexagon
We’re going to be making 3D flexagons at the Turner Mini Maker Faire tomorrow. We have reduced the project to one which only uses standard paperclips and cocktail straws. Download the instructions here and let us know how it works for you! Here is a short movie showing a flexing Flexagon