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Dremel Maker Days Sweepstakes Launches With $5,000 Grand Prize

Check on Dremel's summer sweepstakes daily for chances to win great prizes!

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5 Reasons Why Chefs Need Hackerspaces

Preparing food can at times be a craft or a science. Chefs need the freedom to experiment and a place that can facilitate creativity.

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How to Develop a Sellable Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) Product

Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) is a great bluetooth solution for your electronics product even if energy use isn't a factor.

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Maker Spotlight: Rachel Koukal

Rachel Koukal has dabbled in many hobbies, but these days she's focusing on creating inspired 3D designs for jewelry and accessories.

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This Week in Making: Water Bikes, Paper Chess, and Flying Cars

This past week we contemplated riding our bikes on water, marveled at a paper quilled chess set, and got amped thinking about flying cars.

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Weekend Watch: B2Builds Dives into Electronics and Woodworking

Woodworking and electronics, automatons and camera sliders. Ben Brandt's YouTube channel offers lots of cool projects.

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How to Hack a Talking Chewbacca Mask

John Park replaces the fixed audio chip on his Chewie mask with a programmable one. Hilarity ensues.

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Live From Detroit: Watch Our Maker Faire Adventure Here!

There's lots to look forward to at this weekend's Maker Faire Detroit... even if you can't make it out to Detroit.

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This Weekend: Tune in on Twitch for Our Maker Faire Detroit Adventure!

There's lots to look forward to at this weekend's Maker Faire Detroit... even if you can't make it out to Detroit.

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Techno Music Goes Analog with Graham Gunning’s Rube Goldberg-Style Vinyl Tower

Utilizing an array of ingenious techniques, Graham Dunning masterfully creates entire musical compositions on a single revolving turntable.

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