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Accessing Digital On-Demand Manufacturing for Your Project

The contemporary generation of businesses is more conversant and involved in manufacturing on-demand. Many different products are now available on demand, ranging from medical devices to aerospace and automotive parts. The growth of on-demand manufacturing in the manufacturing sector has soon become an inevitable reality.  As of today, quite a number of industrial projects are […]

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Deck the Halls with Maker Workshops

Maker Campus has been gifted with a fantastic maker workshop lineup for the holiday season! Throughout December, you’ll have the chance to learn how to become a Bakeneer (Baking + Engineering), create your own LED Glowing Angel Wings, and everything you ever wanted to know about a Router CNC before you buy one with “Make: […]

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3D Printing Community Mourns The Loss of Sanjay Mortimer Of E3D

The 3D printing community is morning today the loss of one of our greatest voices, Sanjay Mortimer, Co-Founder and Director of E3D. Under Sanjay’s guidance, E3D rose to be the leading supplier of hotends to the industry with their devices being put to use in printers from Prusa Research, Lulzbot, BCN3D, IMade3D, and more. To many of us though, Sanjay was far more than just […]

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8 Projects for 8 Nights of Hanukkah

Here are projects for you and your families to tackle together during the remaining nights of Hanukkah.

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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Making Competence, Making Confidence

Not feeling like a legitimate maker? The sinking sensation is more common than you may think. Here's how beat imposter syndrome when it strikes.

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How to Kit Out Your Smart Home Without Big Data and Privacy Snooping

If you want to stay private, you’ve got to DIY it. 

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Busting Metalworking Myths: Is It OK To Drag Your File?

If there is a more opinionated group of makers than machinists and metalworkers, I’d be surprised. One common point of argument is when it comes to filing things. You see it in YouTube comments and even in person quite frequently. Someone goes to knock an edge off with a file, dragging both directions, and someone […]

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Eco Friendly Prototypes with Pulp Molding: Building A Mold

On the journey to make an eco-friendly wireless phone charger, I need to make a wire screen mold. I build a brass screen mold using 3D printed molds. The 3D printed parts act as a guide to help form and shape the brass screen. The brass screen can be cut with scissors and then I […]

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Arduino Announces The Uno Mini Limited Edition

What an incredible journey the Arduino concept has been. Remember when we proclaimed that The Arduino is Here To Stay after they sold 10 thousand units? Well, now they’ve sold over 10 million, and they want to celebrate. They are announcing the Arduino Uno Mini Limited Edition. A pint sized nod to the ubiquitous Arduino […]

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The Biggest Makerspace in a Town of 10,000 or Less

FabLab ICC is located at Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas. It’s a small town of less than 10,000 people in southeast Kansas. Yet for a town of that size, FabLab ICC with 15,000 sq.ft. of space is large. Jim Correll is the Director of FabLab ICC and Tim Haynes is the Manager. They are […]

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