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Ridiculously Detailed European Cafe in Lego

[image error]   Looking at these images, you’d be forgiven for imagining this European-style Lego cafe actually comes alive when you’re not looking and serves microbrews and amazing farm-fresh pub food to hungry Minifig locals. You can almost hear the din of enthusiastic diners and the cooking noises leaking out from the kitchen. […]

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Fun Things to CNC: Disco Ball, Hummingbird, and Millennium Falcon

[image error] Chocolate Millennium Falcons? Yes please. We asked our friends at Other Machine Co. for fun projects they like to make with their new Othermill, a desktop CNC mill for cutting circuit boards and other small projects. Here’s what they’re making lately in their shop in San Francisco. Chocolate Millennium Falcon By […]

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Stuck Inside? Print These 9 Practical and Playful Snow Solutions

[image error] Snowball throwers, hiking cleats, RC-car hacks, and more.

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New Project: Amateur Chemistry: DIY Conductive Ink

[image error] Thanks to recent scientific advances, you can buy conductive inks in the form of pens, paints, and even printer cartridges, but have you ever wondered if you could make your own?

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12 Tools We Can’t Live Without for Making Wearables

[image error] At the Social Body Lab we’re always on the hunt for the best tools for prototyping wearable electronics projects. Here are some of our favorites from 2014. LilyTiny + LED Strings A great shortcut for those who want some dynamic light patterns but don’t want to fuss with programming, Sparkfun’s LilyTiny board […]

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New Project: Make Lickety-Split “Magic Shell” Ice Cream Dip

[image error] Crunch! This deliciously snappy, yet fudgy chocolate dip is surprisingly simple to make, and it's even better than store-bought. All you need is gourmet dark chocolate, coconut oil, and a little sweetener. The secret is the saturated fat in the coconut oil, which hardens when chilled.

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Is The New Raspberry Pi 2 Camera Shy?

[image error] The limited number of people with their hands on real hardware means that there is obviously the chance of undiscovered problems, and sometimes those turn out to be pretty weird.

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Bathtub Science: DIY Bath Fizzies

[image error] I don’t know anyone — kid or grown-up — who doesn’t delight in watching a fun and foamy explosion of fizz. (You know, like those cool erupting volcanoes you made in science class back in the day.) Well, it turns out those chemistry lessons of years past have a whole […]

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Give ‘Em a Sign: Write Your Note in Light

[image error] Using electroluminescent wire, a.k.a. EL wire, is a fun and easy way to incorporate battery powered lighting in your craft projects. If you’ve been meaning to try this material out but have been intimidated to work with electronics, Meg Allan Cole shows you just how simple it can be in the […]

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Make Asks: What’s Your Craziest Electronics Score?

[image error] MAKE Asks: is a column where we ask you, our readers, for responses to maker-related questions. We hope the column sparks interesting conversation and is a way for us to get to know more about each other.   Every now and then it happens: You hear it through the grapevine, […]

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