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August 26, 2015
Bring the Work to You with a Bench Pin
A typical jeweler’s bench pin. Dave Hrynkiw of Solarbotics recently shared this tip with me and I thought it was enough of an “ah-ha” to share it with you. Dave retrofitted his workbench to add a pop in/out bench pin, a standard tool used by jewelry makers. A bench pin […]
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Point the Way to the International Space Station with This DIY Orbit Tracker
To keep tabs on the International Space Station's orbital position, Grady Hillhouse shows how he created a an automated tracker.
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These 6 Electronic Instruments Go from Retro to Bananas
There are all kinds of DIY instruments available for you to experiment with, but electronic instruments have to be some of the craziest.
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New Project: Build a Compact 4 Node Raspberry Pi Cluster
If you've ever thought about building a small computing cluster, for development, data crunching, or just for fun, this walkthrough shows you how using the Raspberry Pi. Four of them.
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PreNav Reveals Centimeter-Accurate Drone System
With the launch of its centimeter-precision drone platform, PreNav is bringing quadcopter flight into highly technical arenas, both outdoors and in.
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Light-Up Minecraft Wall Hanging Is the Picture of Pixelated Coziness
This DIY hanging wall art takes the pixelated fun of Minecraft off of your computer and displays it in your living room.
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Homebrewed Heads-Up Display Magnetically Snaps to Your Glasses
This Maker wanted something a little different from Google Glass — he built a wearable computer completely from scratch and uses magnets to attach it to his glasses.
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August 25, 2015
Build This Brain-Teasing Golf Ball in a Block of Wood
When we published the Tooth and Nail brain teaser here on Make: back in February, it got a large and enthusiastic response. Apparently, others love this kind of wooden head-scratcher as much as I do. So, here’s another easy-to-make brain teaser, the Golf Ball in a Block of Wood. It […]
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3D Print 10 Materials at Once with MIT’s New MultiFab
Researchers at MIT recently introduced MultiFab, a multi-material printer technology capable of print in ten different materials at once.
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Coming To Trondheim Maker Faire: Walking Robots, Giant Marble Mazes, and Captain Credible
Roll up, roll up, once again for the greatest show (and tell) on Earth, and Maker Faire in Trondheim, Norway, this weekend.
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