Thedo-it-yourselfmovementisoldnewsforthosewhogrewupinruralareasandlearnedtofixandbuildthings-tratturi, barns, ħwejjeġ, swingsets-becausetheyhadto. AsD.I.Y.caughtonwiththeurbanhipster,problemsaroseoverwheretoputthetablesaw,latheandsolderingironinan80-Pjazza-meterapartment.
YairSilbermintz,wholivesinanapartmentinFairLawn,aNewJerseysuburbabout30kilometerswestofManhattan,discoveredMakerBar,aconvertedfactoryspaceinnearbyHoboken.Theloftispackedwithworkbenchesandmetalshelvescrammedwithsuppliesandtoolslikeadrillpressanda3-Dprinter,TheTimesreported.
andquot; Iwalkedinandthought: u #39; Oh, theyhavethis. OH, theyhavethat, u #39; andquot; Mr.SilbermintztoldTheTimes.andquot;IfinallyhavetheabilitytomakethethingsIwantto. andquot;
HackerspaceslikeMakerBar-wheretinkerersgathertobuildortakethingsapart-werefirstfoundedinplaceslikeSanFranciscoandBrooklyn, wherelivingspacesaresmallandrealestateisexpensive. The200orsohackerspacesacrosstheUnitedStatesareastand-inforthehomeworkshop.
andquot; The1950sversionoftinkeringwasdoingitinyourgarage,andquot;DaleDougherty,whofoundedMakemagazineanditspopularfestivalsknownasMakerFaires,toldTheTimes.andquot; Sometimesthesehackerspacesarenotmuchbiggerthanagarage.Butpeoplecanand#39;torganizetheirhomeintoaworkshop.andquot;
Forthoseinterestedinbuildingbig,sayfurnitureorplaygroundequipment,thereisJackSandersand#39;sHeavyMetalcamp,athree-daydesign-buildworkshoponhistwo-hectareranchnearAustin,Texas,whereparticipantslearnwelding,TheTimesreported.
Onarecentweekend, fivecampersweretaughthowtoanchormetalpieceswithatackandhowtodrawabead, aswellasweldingtermslikeandquot; inclusionsandquot; (piecesofslagthatbubbleupandturnyourweldintosomehorribletumescence) andandquot; quenchingandquot; (dousingahotobjectinabucketofwater).
AndMr.Sandershassomebasicrules.andquot; Neverpanic,andquot;hesays.andquot; Thatand #39; sprettycritical. Sparksareflying.Itand#39;sloud. Peoplegetintotroublefromoverreactingtothesparks.andquot;
Headded:andquot; Thingstakeplacerightbeyondyourcomfortzone.Andrightbeyondthatisinjuryordeath.andquot;
Thecamperstookhomecreationslikeametalcoatrack, acedarplankbenchandabartable.
SylviaToddpreferstotinkerwithsmallrobots, andherdeskathomeinAuburn, California, isfullofthem, includingasolar-poweredgrasshopper. Herworkspaceisclutteredwithmotors, wajers, asolderingironandothergadgetsandtools, TheTimesreported.
Shehasattractedmorethan1.5millionYouTubeviewsoftheshowsheproduceswithherfather, andquot; Sylviaand #39; sSuper-AwesomeMakerShow.andquot; SheissoughtafterforspeakingengagementsandevenaddressesTEDxconferences.
Shewonasilvermedalataninternationalroboticscompetitioninmid-AprilandthenwasattheWhiteHouseScienceFair, wherePresidentObamatestedherproject, arobotthatpaints.
Andshehasyettoturn12.
ShecaughttheD.I.Y.bugwhenherfathertookhertoaMakerFaireinSanMateo,California,whenshewas5.
andquot; EversinceIwasreallyyoungIlikeddestroyingstuff, andquot; SylviatoldTheTimes.andquot;Iand #39; vealwaysbeeninterestedinmakinganddoingthingshands-on.andquot;
