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CNC & Laser Engraved Coin Bank: SainSmart Anniversary Project

To celebrate SainSmart’s anniversary, Windsor Woodcraft, a dedicated SainSmart customer, embarked on a creative project to design and build a wooden and acrylic coin bank. Using the Genmitsu PROVer XL 4030 V2 CNC machine and the Genmitsu L8 20W laser engraver, Windsor Woodcraft demonstrated not only the versatility of these tools but also their own […]

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Maker Faire Bay Area: Learn All the Things at Field Trip Friday, October 18th

From mastering the art of soldering to crafting paper circuits and launching rockets, the opportunities for learning are boundless at Maker Faire Field Trip Day. Just ask teacher Michael Kim, who brought his students last year (and came himself as a student).

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Remaking History: Raise Water Using Fire With Thomas Savery’s “Miner’s Friend”

Re-create Thomas Savery’s proto-steam engine — the first industrial machine to use fossil energy.

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Amateur Scientist: Detect Cosmic Dust & Space Debris

Tweak the Make: Twilight photometer
to detect micrometeors and orbital junk 400 miles high.

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Foamsmithing Faux Leather

How to simulate leather using EVA foam.

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Toy Inventor’s Notebook: Weather Bird

Make a science toy that can forecast the weather.

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Passive Motion Masks

Add movement to your mask — without motors.

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SJ’s Declassified Metal Printing Starter Guide

Ready to try industrial metal 3D printing? Here’s how the rocket scientists do it

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Retro Computing: Old Tech, New Thrill

Yesterday’s technology is
a playground for enthusiastic new communities.

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Get Animated with our LIVE Make: Magazine Volume 90 Launch Party!

Join the Make: editorial staff and contributors as we bring characters to life for Halloween, movie making, live shows, and more via the wonder of animatronics!

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