Lightsaber battles, R2 replicas, Jedi training, and Mandalorian Mercs!

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Name: Peter Rifken Location: Boston, MA Day Job: Software Solutions Engineer at Quick Base Makerspace: While not currently affiliated, I have been a member of, taken, and taught a few courses at the Artisan’s Asylum in Somerville, MA. Editor note: this Maker Spotlight is part of a Quick Base and […]

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Torino Mini Maker Faire is coming this weekend with its 6th edition. This year’s Mini Maker Faire is going to celebrate the makers’ DIY culture as always, but also reflect on ethical and environmental issues, with a focus on circular economy. On Saturday, May 4th it will host the […]

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Fly an astronaut flag every time the space station passes over your home.

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Elon Musk is the worlds top maker — no contest — and his goal is to save the Earth from global warming. To celebrate that, Im building a giant diorama of Elon Musk’s spaceships, Tesla cars, Hyperloop transportation, Solar City energy, Paypal, Boring company, a colony on Mars, electric aircraft […]

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In its 10th edition, Maker Faire Austin takes making into the next dimension: This years faire is all about the 3d, augmented reality, robots and drones, and artificial intelligence! With over 60 exhibits and well over 100 makers, Maker Faire Austin features a number of exhibiting and sponsoring […]

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In its 10th edition, Maker Faire Austin takes making into the next dimension: This years faire is all about the 3d, augmented reality, robots and drones, and artificial intelligence! With over 60 exhibits and well over 100 makers, Maker Faire Austin features a number of exhibiting and sponsoring […]

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In its 10th edition, Maker Faire Austin takes making into the next dimension: This years faire is all about the 3d, augmented reality, robots and drones, and artificial intelligence! With over 60 exhibits and well over 100 makers, Maker Faire Austin features a number of exhibiting and sponsoring […]

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This story has been sweeping the internet for the past week or two. A highschool group decided to eschew the classic plays often performed, and instead put on a full production of the 1979 movie Alien. The North Bergen High School drama club in New Jersey went all out, self […]

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This story has been sweeping the internet for the past week or two. A highschool group decided to eschew the classic plays often performed, and instead put on a full production of the 1979 movie Alien. The North Bergen High School drama club in New Jersey went all out, self […]

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This story has been sweeping the internet for the past week or two. A highschool group decided to eschew the classic plays often performed, and instead put on a full production of the 1979 movie Alien. The North Bergen High School drama club in New Jersey went all out, self […]

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What does the city of the future look like? Thats the question that the producers of Maker Faire Vienna have kept in mind this year. How can this technology improve the world around us? How can we use our skills to help those who need assistance? How can we utilize […]

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Inspiration is a funny thing, theres no telling where it can come from. If you were to glance at this puzzle box for dice, made by Jay and Jamie from Wicked Makers, youd never guess that the inspiration came, not from some mythical tale, but from a childproof kitchen cabinet. […]

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TV is a strange beast — what we watch usually seems so effortless and enjoyable, but many people dont realize how much work never gets seen at all. And this isnt just in footage that gets left on the editing room floor after squeezing weeks of shooting into a 30 […]

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On April 6, a DIY festival Beirut Mini Maker Faire was held in Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, a small country in the Middle East. This was the first held in Beirut. The development of creative ideas rooted in Lebanon and a sincere exchange of views on the startup […]

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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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In a world positively teeming with materials that you can use to build any cosplay your heart desires (Worbla, foam, fabric, resin, and even kombucha, just to name a few!), one cosplayer stepped outside the norm to build her cosplays with a more unique choice of crafting product: Perler Beads! […]

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Maker Faire has always been a haven of hands-on exploration, learning, and inspiration. Since the beginning weve encouraged each maker to let people touch things and see how it all works. Weve even offered a few classes, which people seemed to absolutely love. This year, were going overboard with the […]

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Wolverine cosplayer John Wigner of Squall410Cosplay is no stranger to Hugh Jackman’s version of Wolverine after cosplaying as the gruff fan favorite since 2006, but taking inspiration from the comic version of ol’ Wolvie was charting into unknown territory. Wigner says that while most of the Hugh Jackman roles of […]

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Johnny Wikk wrote in to show off his clever bike rack that gives your wall the ability to hold your things with its very own hands. What you see is pretty much all there is. There just isnt a ton to say about this clever build. Johnny himself doesnt say […]

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