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December 22, 2017
Medication Dispenser, Smart Home Sentry, and More: Here are the Winners of Our Sigma Z-Wave Challenge
We received tons of great submissions — thank you all! — and today are excited to announce the winners to our Sigma Z-Wave Challenge.
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Print and Fold This Posable Papercraft Star Wars Droid
Build your own Star Wars TK-X7 multipurpose droid with configurable arms, sensors, and weapons. No tape or glue required!
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December 21, 2017
Making A Simple Japanese Pocket Knife
The Redsmith fashions a traditional Kiridashi pocket knife from steel stock.
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Start a Business With Your 3D Printer
Reapply your 3D printer skills to start your own business selling prints or training others to use their machines.
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December 20, 2017
E3D Announces A New Water Cooled Extruder
Keep it cool with E3D's new liquid cooled extruder.
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NEW: Electronic + Arduino Faves Added to Humble Bundle
Today we add two new Arduino and electronics books to our end-of-year Maker Skill Builder Humble Bundle deal, bringing the total to nearly $300 worth of ebooks available for a price you name. This particular Bundle focuses on honing essential maker skills like working with sensors and solder. We also […]
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7 Projects of the Year on Latest Maker Update
Donald Bell closes out the year of Maker Update with his favorite projects.
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Quick Mini-Loom Ornament
One of the most fun and satisfying projects in my book Fabric and Fiber Inventions is the little cardboard loom. With just some scraps of board and bits of yarn, you can make really interesting weavings. While the pieces in the book are coaster-sized, I decided it would be fun […]
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StitchKit Hopes to Bring Electronic Fashion to Schools
StitchKit is meant to open the doors to fashion tech for people who previously would have found it too complex.
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December 19, 2017
Edible Innovations: Use Coffee Grounds to Grow Mushrooms
Funghi Espresso is a start-up that aims to get people to reuse their coffee grounds as a substrate for mushrooms.
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