Thedo-فناوری اطلاعات-yourselfmovementisoldnewsforthosewhogrewupinruralareasandlearnedtofixandbuildthings-تراکتور، انبارهای لوله کشی swingsets becausetheyhadto. AsD.I.Y.caughtonwiththeurbanhipster,problemsaroseoverwheretoputthetablesaw,latheandsolderingironinan80 میدان meterapartment.
YairSilbermintz,wholivesinanapartmentinFairLawn,aNewJerseysuburbabout30kilometerswestofManhattan,discoveredMakerBar,aconvertedfactoryspaceinnearbyHoboken.Theloftispackedwithworkbenchesandmetalshelvescrammedwithsuppliesandtoolslikeadrillpressanda3-Dprinter,TheTimesreported.
andquot؛ Iwalkedinandthought: و #39؛ آه theyhavethis. آه، theyhavethat، و #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; andandquot (piecesofslagthatbubbleupandturnyourweldintosomehorribletumescence); 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, کالیفرنیا, isfullofthem, includingasolar poweredgrasshopper. Herworkspaceisclutteredwithmotors، سیم، 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;
