If you live near a Barnes & Noble, there's a Mini Maker Faire headed your way. Grab some Maker Media books, meet your favorite authors, and jump into a hands-on workshop.

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German Maker, Norbert Heinz, shows how to create a homemade CNC mill using inexpensive chipboard and repurposed computer CD drives.

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You can make an easy wooden ring with your drill press.

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When a broken pinky left 13-year-old Seamus unable to play video games, he and his father built a custom controller with an Altoids tin.

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This dual-head 3D printer kit from Velleman gets solid results at a low price.

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Arduino releases version 1.6.6 of their IDE software, adding new tools and features for programming Arduino-compatible microcontrollers.

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See how one Maker made the product development process for her "Shush Pin" faster and more effective.

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"A badge of honor for magicians is to have created their own effects, their own illusions."

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Use this free PDF template to build your own lamp out of Lego pieces.

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In an effort to get more engineering students to attend college sporting events, these engineers are building a t-shirt launching hovercraft.

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Makeblock founder, Jasen Wang, talks about the growing role of the Maker Movement in China.

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This year's best performing desktop digital fabrication machines from Make:'s annual shootout.

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Are you using screws that are the right size and pitch for your threaded nuts or holes?

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Working with hot glass, also known as lampworking, is an easy way to get started making small-scale glass art.

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A few of our favorite robotics builds from the Make: archives.

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Intel Capital announced that it will be investing $22 million in hardware and development.

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For Connor Russomanno and Joel Murphy, designing a brain-computer interface is not the stuff of science fiction, it is their day job.

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Michael Walsh blends his love of graffiti and metalworking with his beautiful sculptures that bring graffiti style off the wall.

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Bearings can be used to create rotating motion in your projects. Learn which bearings will work best for you.

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Watch some miniature golfers and golf course critters bring a marble through this swirling, towering marble run.

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