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Making A Custom R/C Car, And Driving It With A Wii Fit Board

Made completely from scratch, this is a fun journey.

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Maker Educators – Learn from the Best

We invite you to join other maker educators for the Make: Education Forum, to be held online Friday and Saturday, September 24th and 25th. It's a program for educators by maker educators. No celebrities, no product pitches, no astronauts, no politicians. Just practitioners sharing what they have learned in creating maker spaces and maker programs in schools and how making provides hands-on experiential learning for students.

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Hacking 3D Printers To Add Full Color Capabilities

This very interesting approach to adding capabilities to a cheap 3d printer came into our inbox this week. Aad Van Der Geest has been experimenting with a dual extruder setup that could bring full color printing to cheap filament based printers. His system utilizes 2 i3 style 3d printers merged into one. One extruder is […]

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Use A Treadmill Motor To Seriously Upgrade Your Drill Press

How to upgrade an old drill press with a brushless 2.6Hp DC motor from a treadmill.This modification has many advantages, more horsepower, speed control and reverse of course, because every drill press needs a reverse! I cover the process of building a new motor mount bracket out of an old office chair. Next I grind down the […]

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Maker Faire Prague Goes Big Again in 2021

The biggest Maker Faire in Czechia is back in full force! Czech DIYers, inventors, designers and creators will finally meet again offline in Prague this weekend (11th and 12th September) as Maker Faire Prague is just around the corner. Held in the inspiring premises of the Industrial Palace (Výstaviště Praha), the largest Czech Maker Faire […]

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High Voltage! Put Safety First During Your Tesla Coil Performance

Spark safely with these responsible Tesla coil tips from the pros

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Struck Twice: How Musical Group ArcAttack Went From Live Shows to DIY Tesla Coil Kits

When Covid killed their live gigs, musical group ArcAttack pivoted to create their first DIY musical Tesla coil kit. Then the pandemic struck again.

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Advanced Techniques For Prototyping With Wood

Learn how to make curves, and other complex shapes

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400,000-Volt Extreme Thor Cosplay

Maybe it melts, maybe it comes out fine!

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How I Built Framework, The Laptop Tackling The Right To Repair

We aimed to make every repair possible for someone who had never been inside a computer before

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