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Keeping Miners Safe With Arduino

Note: If you are considering a vacation in Italy in October, remember that Maker Faire Rome The European Edition, one of the world’s largest Maker Faires, will be taking place in Rome from the 20th to the 22nd. The mining industry, often hailed as the backbone of the Indian economy, plays a crucial role in […]

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How To Build A Knife Throwing Robot

Have you ever wanted a hand-held knife launching robot that always hits it’s target? No? Well Quint Builds did and he (and his son) went through the exhausting process of designing it. This build is so much more complex than it looks at a glance. Take for example the “simple” task of holding a knife. […]

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From Start To Finish: Making A Professional Looking Space Mouse

If you’ve never heard of a space mouse, the term probably elicited a giggle. A space mouse is an input device like a mouse, but instead of sliding it over a surface, it works more like a 3d point in space. You would typically use it in a 3D program, like CAD. This allows you […]

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Using 3D Printers And Science To Make Awesome Sounding Speakers

3D printing presents a fantastic tool for making speakers. If you’ve looked at how modern speakers are made you’ll find that there is all kinds of complex internal geometry that can lead to better sound. As DIY Perks points out, this makes 3D printing the best tool for the job. Unfortunately, the material of plastic […]

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These 3D Printed “Not Lego” Are Addictive

I’ve been seeing these little kits floating around and thought that some of you might find them interesting as well. Especially those of you who love Lego. These are called PrintABlock and they’re a clever little toy you can print at home. Designed by the 3D Printing Professor, they are intended to give an experience […]

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Use Your 3D Printer To Make Gorgeous 2D Art With HueForge

3D printing is always surprising us with new and inventive ways of using the somewhat simple machines. In this case, there is a new software called HueForge that creates beautifully rendered 2D art work using very limited colors and materials allowed by 3D printing. To understand what HueForge is and why it is so neat, […]

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Big news! Maker Faire Bay Area will return this October

For the past couple of years, I have had plenty of people ask me when Maker Faire was coming back.  For example, Adam Trinklein wrote me recently: I’m a 17 year old high school student. Ever since I was little I remember going to the Maker Faire in San Mateo. I remember being thrilled by […]

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Sew A Simple Dopp Kit Bag

What is a Dopp Kit bag? That’s what I first wondered when I saw this project, and I’ll happily explain the etymology in the end of this article. First, however, we should look at this fantastic project that Becky Stern has shared with us. This kit is a great project to take on if you’ve […]

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Shaper’s Trace Tool Makes Vector Captures Easy

Shaper reached out to us to test out their new “shaper trace” tool. The idea behind this tool is to be able to capture vector drawings quickly, easily, and with dimensional accuracy. This task is something that is often a difficult thing to achieve when it comes to working with lasers or cnc machines. You […]

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One 3D Printer Filament, Various Levels Of Squish

When you’ve been using a 3D Printer for a little while, you start to really get curious about printing things that aren’t just your standard hard plastic. There are many options out there, but one I find particularly fascinating are flexible or soft filaments. TPU is typically what you hear about and the softness is […]

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