If you want to evidence that the maker movement is creating positive change in education, if you want to see the benefit of makerspaces serving a diverse group of young people who truly value these learning experiences, if you want to see the power of students, faculty and community groups […]

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If you want to evidence that the maker movement is creating positive change in education, if you want to see the benefit of makerspaces serving a diverse group of young people who truly value these learning experiences, if you want to see the power of students, faculty and community groups […]

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Our cosplay contest is returning for another year at Maker Faire Bay Area! We started this fun little competition last year, and had a great time in New York, seeing the incredible creations that makers brought to show off. Take a peek at the concluding ceremonies and winner announcements from […]

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Is this the year that you finally make space for the water cutter or laser cutter or vinyl cutter youve been wanting to get? Hope so! What about that 3D printing project youve been thinking through or the new living room set youd like to build with a CNC router? […]

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There was a time when every home 3D printer was some kind of experiment. There wasnt a widely agreed upon layout or electronic configuration or size. Everyone was pulling info they needed from the RepRap project and kind of just winging it. Over the years, a few designs have certainly […]

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View story at Medium.com The folks over at Bantam Tools, who make a  desktop milling machine, are dropping a nice history lesson for us, in order to educate makers on where CNC mills came from. The series starts with a brief breakdown of some of the common terms youll encounter […]

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We receive so many pitches for crowdfunding projects. They pour into our inbox daily. Since crowdfunding is a bit of a gamble, it is always kind of hard to determine just how to write about these projects, considering that many of them may not ever deliver. Cool Crowdfunding is our […]

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On the morning of April 20th, a caravan of cars packed to the brim with more than 100 college rocket enthusiasts will make its way to Spaceport America and attempt to make history. The USC Rocket Propulsion Lab’s fourth space shot, Traveler IV, would be the first student-engineered-and-built rocket to […]

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Sometimes it can be fun to take one concept and then put an interesting twist on it. Tyler Bell runs with this concept with his high quality leather and steel stool. The design is reminiscent of those cheap camping stools that unfold into the low profile triangular shape to make […]

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So many of us spend hours and hours at our desks. If you could build exactly what you wanted, what would that be? Johnny from Johnny Builds set out to build his ultimate dream desk and his results were pretty impressive. To start off, he set a list of things […]

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Laser cutters are amazing. Theyre fast, versatile, and accurate. But simply having a cutter at your disposal isnt enough. You need to be familiar with the skills necessary to take advantage of the tool. May from Grey Lightning has put together this quick guide of 40 laser cutter tutorials you […]

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A couple weeks ago, Donald Bell gushed about a very cool project called the lissajukebox during his weekly youtube show Maker Update. It was quite pretty (you can find it below), and it introduced me to Emily Velasco. Since then I crossed paths with another cool project or two on […]

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Rick LaFaver of Wood.Work.Life had a cool concept in mind when he saw this slab of walnut. He envisioned a waterfall style desk, where the grain flows across the top and then down one side like a waterfall. He also envisioned some giant dovetails in the design. In this first […]

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The mini-documentary Remain Seated Please tells the story of two youthful Disney fans, Hoot and Chief, who strike up a friendship based on their fascination for theme parks, and leads into them discovering a not-quite-recommended way of getting into the inner-workings of the massive EPCOT ride Horizons. The video takes […]

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Youre probably already familiar with the term word clock. If not, just imagine a jumble of words, and you light up the particular ones that happen to represent the current time. It is a cool concept and weve seen many, many variations ranging from slapdash constructions to fine woodworking. […]

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As makers, we have a tendency to escalate our vision. Each project idea seems to get a little more complex, a little more grandiose in scale. Ben Uyeda of Homemade modern is no different. Weve followed along for years as he and his friends have constructed various cleverly designed pieces […]

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Every Maker Faire around the globe is a unique reflection of the community it’s based in. One of the aspects that informed the worlds first Maker Faire, Maker Faire Bay Area, is the large and vibrant local Burning Man community. Maker Faire Bay Area is fortunate to have had a […]

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Have you ever thought to yourself: “If only I could grow a material to make cool clothes and that had low impact on the environment?”

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Most of the bike storage systems weve seen on Make: have been very utilitarian. Either a simple system for hanging a bike, or a blocky wheel clamp. Johnny Lambert from JohnnyBuilds had the idea to make a functional piece of furniture that would put his bike on display in a […]

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Most of the bike storage systems weve seen on Make: have been very utilitarian. Either a simple system for hanging a bike, or a blocky wheel clamp. Johnny Lambert from JohnnyBuilds had the idea to make a functional piece of furniture that would put his bike on display in a […]

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