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Rosaline’s Crochet Star Wars Christmas Extravaganza

[image error] Rosaline writes in to share her 2-year-long project to create a Star Wars covered Christmas tree. You can see her beautifully crocheted Amigurumi figures here covering the tree. At first glance, you may not notice just how many there are! The Good Guys Here are the good guys, all the […]

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Maker Pro: Essays on Making a Living as a Maker

[image error] This summer I had the pleasure of recruiting a bunch of great Makers to participate in a book project called Maker Pro: Essays on Making a Living as a Maker, a collection of essays by and interviews of professional makers. Some of the names you might have seen at Maker […]

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Making of: Gingerbread Smaug From The Hobbit

[image error] (Note: We have been told that the video is not loading for some people. Follow this link to see it) 27 year old Caroline Erikkson has poured many hours into this amazing gingerbread sculpture of Smaug from The Hobbit.  The process took roughly two weeks and you can easily see […]

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The Omni Oakland Commons — A Community Space Fundraiser

[image error] Long a beloved institution, the Bay Area’s Omni Building houses a variety of collective organizations stewarding resources for the general public.

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Hoover Releases 3D Printed Accessories Files

[image error] Hoover, a company once so synonymous with vacuum cleaners that using any vacuum was known as “Hoovering”, has announced a partnership with Makerbot to release accessories for their vacuums on the popular design sharing site, Thingiverse. Their collection currently includes flashlight mounts, battery holders, and miniature classic models. We have now seen […]

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10 Gifts You Can Make From Your Vinyl Record Collection

[image error] Needing a last minute gift? Have some vinyl records laying around? Here are some neat ideas for things you can make at home!

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New Project: Fun with Flexible 3D Printing Filaments

[image error] In the past few years, a flurry of new materials has hit the desktop 3D-printing market, enabling makers to do much more with their machines. Flexible materials are a popular option, enabling stretchy, bendy, and rubber-like creations. As with all filaments, there are many different manufacturers and variations. Here’s what it takes to get printing with flexible filaments.

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How-To: Wi-Fi Detecting Sting Hobbit Sword

In the shadows of Mordor, a sword that alerts you when Orcs are near is a pretty great thing to have. In real life, Sting (Biblo Baggins’ magical sword that turns blue at the detection of Orcs) would be pretty unnecessary. And boring. That’s where WarSting comes in. WarSting is […]

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The Holidays Go High Tech With Unique 3D Printed Christmas Ornaments

  It’s that time of year again when people throw up a tree and decorate it with personalized objects for celebrating Christmas. Instead of using the same mundane store-bought multicolored spheres, more people are turning to 3D printed decorations that have a more personalized aesthetic. The revolution of 3D printing […]

Punks and Makers

[image error] The punk rock revolution democratized the tools of production in a way that is now echoed in everything from desktop manufacturing to crowdfunding.

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