sugru en by sugru Copyright 2010 2010-03-07T19:28:22+00:00 Your hacks on the bbc culture show! http://sugru.com/blog/your_hacks_on_the_bbc_culture_show/ http://sugru.com/blog/your_hacks_on_the_bbc_culture_show/#When:18:28:22Z

]]> sugru Progress 2010-03-07T18:28:22+00:00 drawer knobs! http://sugru.com/blog/drawer_knobs/ http://sugru.com/blog/drawer_knobs/#When:10:47:28Z Skilled and crafted uses of sugru impress us for sure, but isn’t there something great about this ad-hoc style hack?

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]]> Hacking + Repairing culture, Wonderful Hackery 2010-03-03T10:47:28+00:00 sugru helps musicians! http://sugru.com/blog/sugru_helps_musicians/ http://sugru.com/blog/sugru_helps_musicians/#When:11:17:58Z Musicians have started using sugru!
We were really interested to read this review of sugru on this woodwind website, where it’s been used to make the custom key risers. “Palm key risers are used to increase the height of the palm keys – typically the top D, Eb and F keys, but can also be found on the side trill keys too. Many players find these keys have their touchpieces set too low for speed and comfort, and the addition of a riser can help matters considerably.” Cool !
Derek sent in the pic below, where he used sugru to replace a missing control knob on his bass guitar.
Where will sugru crop up next?

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]]> meet the hackers, Wonderful Hackery 2010-03-02T11:17:58+00:00 Microscope Repair http://sugru.com/blog/microscope_repair/ http://sugru.com/blog/microscope_repair/#When:19:24:03Z I have to admit to a certain thrill when someone successfully repairs or hacks something EXPENSIVE with sugru, so when Joe from Guatemala sent back this repair he did on his microscope I grinned :D

“I used sugru to lock in the adjustable eye piece. The threads normally tighten the eye piece to the body but they were stripped and someone had tried to repair it with superglue. The superglue didn’t hold the piece, so I removed the adjustable eye piece, pulled the lens assembly away from the body and pressed sugru into the cavity and used a small flat wooden stick to do the pressing and smoothing. The result is shown in the picture. I did not trim it. I was quite surprised and pleased to have repaired this equipment and save the cost of major repairs.”

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]]> Hacking + Repairing culture, Wonderful Hackery 2010-02-24T19:24:03+00:00 Woolfiller is so easy and satisfying! http://sugru.com/blog/woolfiller_is_so_easy_and_satisfying/ http://sugru.com/blog/woolfiller_is_so_easy_and_satisfying/#When:13:42:30Z If, like me, you have lots of jumpers that you love but they don’t look their best anymore because the moths have gotten too cosy with them, you’ll LOVE this!
Woolfiller is a new product by dutch designer Heleen Klopper. I repaired one of my favourite jumpers and scarf at the weekend and I still have a pile to tackle. The video on the website shows how it’s done – and it really is that easy – and very satisfying ! I love that you can choose nice colours and enjoy the repairs – it’s pretty much like sugru for your clothes !!

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]]> Hacking + Repairing culture 2010-02-22T13:42:30+00:00 AMAZING vase repair !!! http://sugru.com/blog/amazing_vase_repair/ http://sugru.com/blog/amazing_vase_repair/#When:16:20:59Z Holy Moly! those are some impressive skills !! What do people think ?!

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]]> Wonderful Hackery 2010-02-19T16:20:59+00:00 your hacks in the london design museum! http://sugru.com/blog/your_hacks_in_the_london_design_museum/ http://sugru.com/blog/your_hacks_in_the_london_design_museum/#When:08:47:33Z This week the Designs of the Year exhibition opened in the London Design Museum, and sugru was nominated in the product category! We decided to make an installation of hacks copied from / inspired by pictures you’ve tweeted or sent back to us – there’s about 100 hacks in there and it feels like rooting at a junk sale of very curious stuff ! The exhibition features lots of interesting projects including this electric airplane and the story of stuff, and it’s open until June so if you’re in London – pop by!

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]]> sugru Progress 2010-02-18T08:47:33+00:00 What has ice cream got to do with geo-engineering then? http://sugru.com/blog/what_has_ice_cream_got_to_do_with_geo-engineering_then/ http://sugru.com/blog/what_has_ice_cream_got_to_do_with_geo-engineering_then/#When:11:03:07Z This beautiful ice cream van makes clouds of ice cream. Well, in theory anyway :) Cat and Zoe made the van as part of their Cloud Project – they wanted to make a place to “amaze and inspire people to think critically about their relationship to emerging technologies and weather modification”.
I visited the van and had a really interesting chat with them about cloud seeding and other geo-engineering ideas and they definitely have got me fascinated by this subject.
Thanks to an incredible talk by Stewart Brand I went to two or three weeks ago, I’m starting to read more about it now.
I guess that means the van did a good job!

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]]> meet the hackers 2010-02-16T11:03:07+00:00 A simple and inspiring story! http://sugru.com/blog/a_simple_and_inspiring_story/ http://sugru.com/blog/a_simple_and_inspiring_story/#When:19:18:07Z I just read the story behind this t-shirt on Matt Jones’ blog – inspiring!

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]]> Hacking + Repairing culture 2010-02-10T19:18:07+00:00 Host a HACKquarium http://sugru.com/blog/host_a_hackquarium/ http://sugru.com/blog/host_a_hackquarium/#When:17:08:39Z If you got our newsletter last month, then you already know about HACKquariums.
Since we put out the call we’ve had lots of really brilliant applications sent back! Helloatto hosted a prototype HACKquarium last night in Belfast, and robots.ie are hosting another as part of the MAKE night at the Science Gallery in Dublin tomorrow night.
We’re just starting to get back to the people who have applied now, and wowee, you guys are cool !!!

So what’s the story?

Well, while we’re scaling up, we want as many of you as possible to play with and enjoy sugru, so we had an idea. Why don’t you lot host HACKquariums (HACKquaria?) … all over the world?
“What’s a HACKquarium then?” you might ask. It’s a good question – we just made it up.
A HACKquarium is a locally hosted night where you get to meet fellow hackers, have a few drinks and stick sugru on your stuff.
You provide the venue and the hackers, and we’ll provide massive blocks of sugru (for free!), as well as some instructional videos and a guide to making your HACKquarium kick ass.
We’re also looking for someone to provide the beer, but still no promises.
Apply to host a HACKquarium in your city, town or garden shed.

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