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Bre Pettis likes to make things and turn the camera on others who make things.

Auto Routing

I'm learning how to use Eagle to design electronics and Raphael is teaching me. With his help, I've designed a MakerBot watch. Watching it autoroute is like watching a computer think.
3 weeks ago

Thursday

my day
3 weeks ago

SmashersDotbiz BEGINS!

Zach Hoeken and Bre Pettis want to know if things will smash. Premium episodic content ensues.
3 months ago

Things - Lasercut Butterfly Knife (Comb Version)

Joe Soko stopped by NYCResistor to take the class entitled "Fire the LAZZZOR!" For every class, each student makes something that they want. Joe had worked in a knife store at some point and got his mind set on a butterfly knife, but with a comb. He used ...
06/06/09

Martha Vader - A MakerBot sings the imperial march and makes a Darth Vader Head

We got ABS into the MakerBot store (store.makerbot.com) and Marius and Philip of the Metalab in Vienna were visiting and they set up the MakerBot named Martha Vader to sing the imperial march and make a Darth Vader Head. The force is strong with this
05/21/09

Resizing Objects in Blender

To print out an object you need an STL file. You can create your own or download one from Thingiverse, or even scan one if you have a 3D scanner (WANT!)This video will show you how to scale an STL in Blender - Link
04/28/09

CCC-Trier Welcome Video

CCC Trier becomes a hackerspace today!
04/01/09

How to Make a Single Speed Bike

Learn how to make a single speed bike from trash!
03/28/09

Diana Eng's New Book - Fashion Geek

By pal Diana had a fashion show and launch party for her new book, "Fashion Geek." It's chock full of projects to make fashion more geeky with LED, ELwire, and other projects that will make your gadget heart go pitter patter. I had the chance to go ...
03/23/09

Things - Raphael Abrams Cuts Keys

Keys are too big. They should all be smaller. Raphael takes care of this with a hacksaw!
03/23/09

Skynet Research Security Camera

Without any prompting, skynet hooked NYCResistor up with a security camera that's got some serious features to it. They also gave me some feedback on my prototype makerbot cupcake CNC.
03/02/09

How to Protect Yourself From Remote RFID Theft Using Pliers or Vise Grips

Pay Pass RFID chips in credit cards can be stolen and cloned from a few feet away. You don't need these chips because you have the magnetic stripe so protect yourself and your money from credit card fraud by destroying the RFID chip in all your Pay Pass ...
02/28/09

Sudo Make Me A Sandwich Robot

One Sandwich at a time from the command line. More info on my blog.
02/27/09

What Could Go Wrong?

NYCResistor is partnering to do some studies for Skynet Research. They just sent us the first module. We promptly hooked it up to the door. We'll have it on robots soon.
02/20/09

Tron Shoes - EL Wire - Diana Eng Project

My friend Diana Eng just launched her book "Fashion Geek." In it, she shows how to make a bunch of really awesome projects. Music - Because Of You, by BLAME feat SELAHDancer - Zach HoekenVideo Production - Bre Pettis
02/17/09

Things - Learn to Count in Binary... On Your Fingers!

Have you ever wondered how to count in binary? Now you can learn count binary on your fingers! Watch to the end for the Things Challenge. Bre Pettis and Eric Skiff break it on down!
02/16/09

Wind Farm

While driving very fast with Nick Farr from Vienna to Berlin, we passed a bunch of wind farms. They are very impressive and beautiful to watch!
12/23/08

Things - Invader in Vienna

Invader puts up space invader style pixelated creatures all over the world, but there are an extra amount of them in Vienna!
12/18/08

Things - Make a Button with Steve of Motmot

Steve Reeder is a cool guy. He and Anna Breitenberger run the wonderful Motmot shop in Vienna and make awesome designs, t-shirts, posters, and buttons! I've made buttons for years by borrowing button machines like this. Steve does a great job of breaking ...
12/17/08