On May 23, 2015, the Wilson County Mini Maker Faire was held at the Floresville Event Center in Floresville, Texas. This was our first Mini Maker Faire and we are excited that it went as well as it did. We had 21 Makers and Exhibitors ranging from needlework to 3D […]

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The majority of shoes today are mass produced for international consumption. However, in the not too distant past, shoes were uniquely handcrafted for each pair of feet. This time consuming venture was entrusted to master craftspeople, who in turn gave consumers a wearable piece of art that fit their needs perfectly. […]

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Like many of us, I consider myself an expert in giant robot battles. Theyre something Ive been thinking about for approximately 37 of my 40 years of life. From Robotech to Voltron to Transformers, Ive been promised a future with giant robots that I could ride inside and use to smash […]

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Maker Faire Singapore is on the horizon, and has a lot of exciting speakers and Maker exhibits that you won't want to miss.

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Hanging plants are a great way to add some green to your house. I designed a simple system for raising and lowering hanging plants with an electric motor.

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The first day of Maker Camp's best summer ever: Hop over to makercamp.com to Explore, Make, and Share with campers like you around the world.

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A new kit allows kids and pinball fans a chance to design their own desktop pinball machine out of cardboard.

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Blynk is a new platform that allows you to build interfaces for controlling and monitoring your projects from your iOS and Android device.

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When you’re working with projects involving vacuum pumps, vacuum gauges will show you the pressure in the chamber being evacuated. There are many different approaches to measuring the pressure in a vacuum, but we’ll focus on one of the most common, called the Bourdon pressure gauge. At the heart of […]

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There's no need to 3D print a simple shape for a prototype or proof of concept. Just use cardboard!

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Learn how to model sphere molds in CAD so that it minimizes undercut.

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Were revving-up for the launch of our fourth annual Maker Camp on July 6. Maker Camp is where you need to spend your summer. It is for anyone who is interested in DIY, making, creating, crafting, hacking, tinkering, and learning, especially kids. Youre invited to join us online or at your local […]

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The application deadlines for participating in the 6th annual World Maker Faire New York (September 26/27) are fast approaching. Enter now before it's too late!

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This mint tin backpacking stove can use a variety of fuels, from denatured alcohol and commercial solid fuel tabs to gathered sticks and wood. It provides lots of flexibility for less than 100 grams (3 1/4 oz). This type of stove is intended primarily for boiling 1-2 cups of water. Editors Note: Please use […]

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The CNC Bubble Iris is an automated machine to blow precise soap bubbles, with a fast servo and iris-like control mechanism.

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After you get fireworks and BBQ supplies, make sure you put together one of these awesome projects so you can celebrate July 4th in style!

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Formlabs has been steadily releasing new materials that each provide a new property to their users. Now, Formlabs has added a new resin to join Clear, Flexible, and Castable: Tough.

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Japanese artist and engineer HYde JII has turned an iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaner into a pretty impressive abstract expressionist painter. The robot, named Mr. Head (Head-kun in Japanese), a 15 year old Roomba, has retired his janitorial vacuum cleaner and taken up the arts. Four plastic bottles hold acrylic paints […]

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This 3D-printed toy uses a flywheel filled with pennies to walk like nothing you've seen before. The open-source 3D printed toy revisits a gyroscope design that was shelved by Mattel in the 80s.

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Kite aerial photography is the easiest way to get photo and video footage from the skies. Learn how to build a dependable kit to hold your camera rig.

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