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The Yeti Smart Bench Is a Full-Sheet CNC Router That Assembles in 5 Minutes

While at Maker Faire Paris, I bumped into YETI tools. They have an interesting bit of digital fabrication equipment that I think many of our readers will have an interest in. They’re producing a CNC router capable of using a full sheet (4’x8′), yet is super light weight and portable. […]

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Visualizing How Current and Voltage Behave in a Mag Loop Antenna

Ace electrical engineer, Jeri Ellsworth, is back to deep-nerding science and technology on YouTube.

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Follow Along As a Watchmaker Compares Japanese and Swiss Construction

you probably can't take apart fancy watches at home, but this video will take you through the process.

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Gift Guide Inspiration: Custom Patches In Your Home

Our holiday gift guide is growing all the time with new cool stuff that makers will love. Some things that caught my eye this week were the sewing machines.  We’ve added a couple really nice ones for both sewing and embroidery. We thought you might appreciate some inspiration with projects […]

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Printmaking Using Nothing But Plaster?

A method for creating unique prints casts in plaster.

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Designing And Building An 8 Foot Long River of Light

I’ve disliked the under-cabinet light in my kitchen since I moved in years ago. Unfortunately, replacing it has just been one of those tasks I’ve kept putting off over and over. I finally came up with a concept that I thought would be a good replacement, and took the dive […]

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Making Wall Displays for Fantasy Miniatures

Turn a cheap picture frame into a dungeon diorama for displaying your fantasy miniatures.

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Catch Some (Major) Air: New Space Humble Bundle!

  We were glued to our screens last month as NASA successfully landed the InSight module on Mars. (Bet you were, too.) What an amazing sight a Martian sunrise turns out to be! Now, we’ve got the bug. The bigtime Space Bug. Accordingly, our final Humble Bundle ebook deal of […]

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Cool Crowdfunding: Ceramic 3D Printing, Educational Rovers, and CNC Controllers

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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Weekend Watch: Maker Melissa’s Lab

A life-long hardware hacker takes to YouTube to share her process and her projects.

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