Last year we were awed by the clever work of Takashi Kaburagi. He built a rubiks cube that solves itself. The internals of this robot are cleverly designed so that it can twist and turn itself back to the solved position from the inside, leaving us with a fantastic show. […]

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This clever trick popped up on Reddit recently and Im very amused. Apparently you can use textured sheets on your 3d printers print bed to imprint that texture on the first layer of your print. Sounds obvious right? Well, what if that textured sheet is fine enough to give an […]

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Later this week Ill be attending WorkbenchCon in Atlanta Georgia. Im pretty excited for this event. It is a relatively intimate 2 day event packed full of DIY Gurus and craftspeople, sharing tips and tricks for growing audience, working with sponsors, building your online presence and much more. I went […]

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This high-tech DIY rotary phone takes away the frustrations and distractions of touchscreen smartphones

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While cleaning the deepest darkest corners of our office, we uncovered an ancient cobweb covered box, locked with rusty cast iron locks. After a lengthy experiment with lock picking, involving various experts and neer-do-wells, we cracked it open to discover a plethora of videos that were never published to our […]

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Zach Hipps is hoping to get into wood turning on a lathe. Unfortunately, he got his lathe at the beginning of winter and his shop is cold, so his excitement is a bit muted for a while. He came up with an idea for a project to hold him […]

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Name: Dr. Shelly Rodriguez Where are you located?  The University of Texas What is your day job? Associate Professor of Practice, UT Austin  College of Natural Sciences Do you attend a makerspace/fablab/hackerspace?  University, K-12, and community-based makerspaces in Austin Work | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook What kinds of […]

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Name: Winston Moy Where are you located? Los Angeles, CA What is your day job?  Its complicated, but officially Im the Director of Content for Carbide3D which is just a fancy way of saying I make CNC videos and run social media. Unofficially, I feel like the chief beta tester […]

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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) runs a free program that allows creators to certify that their hardware complies with the community definition of open source hardware.  Whenever you see the certification logo, you know that the certified hardware meets this standard. The certification site includes a full list of […]

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Weve talked about gaming and how important it is for people with special physical needs on multiple occasions here. If you havent seen it, just consider for a moment what a relief it could be to be able to hop into a video game and interact with the rest of […]

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Limor, the brains behind Adafruit, has been inspired to explore the Micro:bit form factor and the result is this versatile board called the Clue. This is designed to be a logical next step after youve explored the basics on your Micro: Bit. Packed with sensors and a full color TFT […]

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Take a few minutes to watch this trailer for a book called Mustang. It may be tempting to assume that this came out of some professional production house, but what youll find is that the creator, Grant Hobbs, spent most of his time in a makerspace to create this. There […]

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Plop it on Alexa or Google assistants to jam their eavesdropping and confuse their data, but still command all their functions

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Name: Dominic Bender Where are you located?  Germany, Bavaria What is your day job?  Mechanical Engineer Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Personal Website | Walking Papercut | Jabbados Kitchen What kinds of stuff do you make?  I mostly make physical things from wood, metal and plastic. I also […]

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Disassemble an automatic soap dispenser to build your own wash-time buddy

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You know youve done it. Youre walking through the store and you see those pillows covered in sequins that change color depending on which way you lay them. You swipe your fingers across the surface, for a letter, or maybe a simple drawing. Then comes the satisfying part, you swipe […]

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Name : Bernie Solo Where are you located? Michigan What is your day job? Design/Fabrication/Content Creator Do you attend a makerspace/fablab/hackerspace? Yes. “Factory Two” in Flint, Michigan Youtube | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Instructables What kinds of stuff do you make? My favorite things to build are […]

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Who are you and where are you located? My name is Courtney Reckord and I live in Burlington Vermont. What do you make? I make data driven jewelry using USGS data. Each piece is an accurate representation of a different landscape. How do you make them? I start with data […]

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2019 was an incredible year for Maker Faires all over the world.  We asked the local organizers of these fantastic events to share their favorite video coverage and we got some great videos from places like Vienna, Tokyo, Gent, Brussels, Seol, and Bay area. Take a little time and enjoy […]

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Exciting New Partnership for Make: Community & Engineering.com. Make: Community, producer of Make: Magazine and Maker Faire has been a catalyst for the global maker movement, which is transforming the ways we learn, earn, and live in the 21st Century.  Our mission is to share the know-how of makers and […]

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