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November 18, 2014

New Project: Induction Instruction

Figure F Generate enough power to light an LED through the magic of inductive charging.

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Published on November 18, 2014 12:55

New Project: How To Make An Inductive Charging Bag

complete-build-in-use Look, ma, no plugs! Make a totally wireless bag to charge your mobile devices, and kiss connectors goodbye.

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Published on November 18, 2014 11:01

Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing Video: 3D Printing Organs

organs Anderson Ta, one of the judges for Make’s Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing, shares his background in Bio printing. He discusses the difficulties with printing living tissue and recent advancements in that area. Anderson also shares some observations of the printers he saw during the review process.       […]

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Published on November 18, 2014 10:26

New Project: ShopBot Desktop Universal Vacuum Hold-down System

M41_CNCHoldDownOpener-2 Build a vacuum hold-down system with serious suction that works with any CNC router.

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Published on November 18, 2014 08:45

LittleBits Gives You AC Control With Its New Smart Home Kit

AC_Switch_1LR This summer, littleBits promised a world of DIY connected devices when unveiling its access-from-anywhere CloudBit module. Today, they move closer to that promise with the release of their Smart Home Kit, which includes among its 14 components an IR-controllable AC electrical socket. This AC accessory is the star of this kit. It […]

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Published on November 18, 2014 07:00

We Spent a Week with Carvey, Inventables’ New 3D Carver, and We Don’t Want to Give it Back

A clean, quiet, and seamless hardware/software experience makes this an addictive machine.

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Published on November 18, 2014 06:30

New Project: Make a Robotic Balloon Muscle

Kathy Ceceri - Making Simple Robots Build a Robotic Balloon Muscle from the book "Making Simple Robots: Exploring Cutting-Edge Robotics with Everyday Stuff" by Kathy Ceceri, published by Maker Media.

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Published on November 18, 2014 05:01

November 17, 2014

Cool Crowdfunding Nov 17: 10 Projects to Watch

47ceaf526cb320135a94bb179aab138f_large Every week, we collect the crowdfunding projects that catch the eyes of Make staff. Here are our top picks for this week.

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Published on November 17, 2014 16:01

November 16, 2014

Crazy Cat Home Improvements

cat-track What does one do who loves cats? You can always become a “crazy cat person” that has 20 or so felines running around the house. On the other hand, if you have a serious amount of skill and dedication to home-improvement projects, you can modify your house to accommodate their […]

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Published on November 16, 2014 12:30

Making Tiny Canons That Actually Work

The scaled down Dahlgren cannon complete with ball bearings and black powder. Imjur user designs a scaled down fully functional Dahlgren cannon.
The cannon fires steel ball bearings using 100-grains of black powder.

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Published on November 16, 2014 08:01

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