When learning a new skill, like woodworking, its always nice if those first few projects produce practical, everyday things that become part of your daily life. Seeing them, using them, taking pride in them, inspires you to delve deeper into the skill and its greater rewards. Heres a basic woodworking […]

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Todd Blatt was inspired by the new detailed images of Pluto and decided to make a 3D printable plaque. Download the STL file today!

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We talk to the makers behind the giant-sized version of the Labyrinth Game — that vexingly difficult "ball through a maze filled with holes" game well all owned when a small child — that was on show at Trondheim Maker Faire.

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Mate Marschalko, who gave us the recent RC car over wireless and a racing wheel project now has a cool Ikea hack to share. He took an Ikea lamp and used a WiFi-enabled Arduino compatible microcontroller to create an alert notification light for his desk. He writes: This IKEA lamp […]

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We talk to the driver of the student-built jet powered car that was on display at the Trondheim Maker Faire.

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We talk to the students behind the new ROV build from Elektra, shown for the first time in public at the Trondheim Maker Faire.

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Watch this real cake with a 3D printed frame transform from a truck to a robot, just like Optimus Prime.

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The Megakopter is the largest electric multi-copter in the world. It has 48 motors with 13-inch propellers. Each engine has over 3 kg of lift capacity, providing enough lift to carry a person.

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Ive always had a special fondness for stone sinks. If I ever built my own home, I would want to have at least one. In these two videos, YouTuber The Samurai Carpenter shows you how he built and installed a stone sink for one of his bathrooms out of a […]

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In this episode of DiResta, Jimmy restores an old draw knife he found in a rusty pile of antiques at a flea market.

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Catch up on your robot trivia. Robots have been around for longer than you might think, and their evolution is developing exponentially.

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The Hackheim Makerspace, based here in Trondheim, has a big presence here at Maker Faire Trondheim and have brought a number of projects along to the faire.

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Your excrement contains the nutrients to fertilize and grow the food that feeds you. Learn about the science behind this age-old cycle.

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Gyroscopes really are amazing devices, and as a home machine shop project, they really don't come much better than this.

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In the job market, you have to make a big impression. This guy did just that by making a giant 3D printed resume to apply for a position.

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This DIY projector is perfect for offering you a visual guide the next time you decorate the top of a cake or a batch of cookies.

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With their latest firmware release Estimote has closed the security problem that made their beacons vulnerable to hijacking. But some questions surrounding their SDK remain.

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The Trondheim Maker Faire kicked off this morning here in the town square in the centre of Trondheim, Norway, with over 100 projects on display.

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When I saw one of these thumb ring book holders (aka a book ring) in my online travels, I knew this was something I wanted to make and try out. I have arthritis in my hands and arms so holding books and tablets in bed is always a struggle. For […]

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An ion thruster produces a flow of air even though it has no moving parts. A version of this seemingly impossible device is used on a larger scale to propel deep space probes for NASA. The advantage to this system over others is that you need only an electrical source […]

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