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Tips of the Week: Finishing 3D Parts, Heating Flexi Filament, Building Irresistible Spaces, and Reducing Plastic Waste

From 3D printing to sanding and finishing to knowing how to riff on camera, here are this week's top tips.

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Craft Your Own Paper Board Game

You don't need high tech gadgets to have fun. With some pens, paper, and imagination, you can craft your own board game.

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Construct Your Own Custom Video Game Controller

If you play a video game that requires you to glide or fly through the air, you might enjoy this custom analog controller.

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Reinventing Cyberpunk for the #TwentyTeens

Like many great Make: ideas, the centerpiece of the latest issue, an homage to Mondo 2000’s iconic “R. U. a Cyberpunk?” poster (located in the forthcoming Make: Vol 62, page 24), all started in the Video Lab. Make:’s Senior Video Producer Tyler Winegarner and I like to sit around and bounce ideas off […]

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Vi on Pi

The "recreational mathemusician," Vi Hart, goes off on her annual Pi Day rant.

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Classic Concepts in Our New “Mad Science” Humble Bundle

Check out our "Mad Scientist" Humble Bundle deal before it’s over. It ends in exactly a week at 10:59amPT on Wednesday, March 21.

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Celebrate Pi Day with these 9 Maker Share Projects

Celebrate Pi Day with us with these Maker Share projects that use a Raspberry Pi. They range from the simple to the complex.

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Edible Innovations: What Does the Future of Global Farming Look Like?

These three food makers are having a global impact on farming by implementing edible innovations in their own corner of the world.

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Sharpening Angles for Kitchen Knives

Alex of French Guy Cooking explores sharpening angles for various kitchen knifes.

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Maker Pro News: A Great Startup Doesn’t Need a Breakthrough Technology

Entrepreneurs often promote their products as breakthroughs, however it’s often more prudent to watch the market for a new proof of concept first.

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