A strong entrepreneurial spirit runs through the maker community. Along with artisanal makers and crafters, as well as industrial designers and mechanical engineers, figuring out how to apply your skills to produce an income is a essential reality for many in the community. In this Plan C Live, we are […]

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    Date: November 19th, 2020 @ 4pm PT / 7pm ET Join the conversation on Zoom or tune in on Facebook.

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Sarah Boisvert on Workforce Training for Digital Fabrication Jobs Subscribe to Make:cast on Itunes or Google Podcasts.  You can also find it on Spotify, Deezer, Podcast Addict, PodChaser and Spreaker. In Make: magazine Volume 75, in the article Fabricating the Future of Work, Sarah Boisvert writes: Digital fabrication is preparing […]

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As government and industry have struggled to respond meaningfully to the pandemic and its related social ailments, a civic response — an imperative for frontline workers who often lacked basic safety gear — materialized. Networks of makerspaces shared designs for personal protective equipment, produced them locally, and distributed them nationally. […]

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Snapmaker 2.0: The CNC milling, laser engraving 3D printer  Manufacturer: Snapmaker URL: www.snapmaker.com Price: $1,039–$1,599 preorder (before Dec. 1, 2020) The most successful 3D printing Kickstarter is back with three successors, and the modular concept has remained: the Snapmaker 2.0 is a three-in-one 3D printer, laser engraver, and CNC milling […]

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Robot arms are awesome. I think thats a pretty safe statement to make. Weve seen all sizes and varieties of robot arms and the general sentiment is always & wow, thats cool.  The Dorna 2 keeps this trend going, even though we didnt have enough time with it to really […]

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Organized by the Cleveland Public Library, the 8th Edition of Maker Faire Cleveland has left the shores of Lake Eire and taken up residence in the cybersphere. In a city with a tradition of arts philanthropy that supports free entry to notable local museums, Maker Faire Cleveland has likewise been […]

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With its striking skyline, neon boulevards, bustling waterfront, and rich history it is no surprise that Shanghai is home to innovators and makers of all kinds. To celebrate this diverse and vibrant community, event producers City Moments and co-organizer Tongji University College of Design and Innovation have organized the first […]

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Build a simple generator to power your small projects from the breeze.

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With the largest bilingual, binational workforce in the world, the El Paso-Ju'arez borderplex is home to over two and a half million people. Covid-19 has introduced incredible complexity into a region already defined by it: The border is closed except by permit and now, after a spring of relative calm, […]

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Social distancing trick-or-treating? Virtual costume parties? These are just a few of the ways cosplayers adjusted their Halloween festivities this year due to Covid-19. But its gone way beyond Halloween. Everyone has made adjustments to stay safe during the pandemic, and this includes all of your favorite content creators as […]

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The Raspberry Pi has always been able to claim that it is a full computer, all you have to do is plug it into all the external components like a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to get going. However, it has been sold as a bare board since its conception, keeping […]

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Episode 3: Joshua Pearce on Open Source In the third episode of Make:Cast, I talk with Joshua Pearce about his new book, Create, Share and Save Money Using Open Source Projects. Joshua is a professor of materials science and electrical engineering at Michigan Tech University where he directs the Michigan […]

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Its no secret that Halloween is a day that makers love. And, its great to see that childhood passion for trick-or-treating transform into a love of cosplay and costume creation and prop building. So this week and last we reached out to some of our favorite Maker Camp hosts to […]

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Here's an example of the Marangoni effect at work. As a bit of detergent is placed in the cut out circle, the difference in surface tension propels the little boat forward.

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Tod Kurt has been doing a wonderful series of tutorials to help you learn CircuitPython. Of course, being October, hes chosen a spooky theme. If youve ever wanted to know how to do a 2 axis gimbal, this simple little eyeball project will give you all you need to know, […]

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Cosplay horns are a right of passage, and here's how to make some awesome ones

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Create support structures for your SLA, DLP, or LCD resin prints — the right way

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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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The face detecting features of many platforms have gotten pretty impressive. From snapchat filters to Apples Animojis, we can put all kinds of fantastic effects on our faces in real time. This neat feature was unfortunately locked inside the device, until now. Make: Projects user Lenny3000 shared this project where […]

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