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October 23, 2014

The Heart of Creativity Beats in Loveland at the 2nd Annual NoCo Mini Maker Faire

Robot Resurrection Debut Where do you find four of the nation’s top ten new technology start-up cities? Where do you find leading arts and sculpture production?  Colorado!  And what happens when you bring together tech savvy, arts creativity, and innovative thinking?  The largest and most amazing Mini Maker Faire in the Rockies!!! At […]

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Published on October 23, 2014 13:01

New Project: Circuit Stickers

M40_TapeCircuits-2 Just peel and stick LEDs, sensors, and even microcontrollers, to make instant circuits.

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Published on October 23, 2014 11:50

Crowdsourced Wedding Dress!

Screen Shot 2014-10-23 at 9.07.24 AM Your Help Needed! A Make reader named Monique is about to get married. She would like to adorn her dress with LEDs. She’s just not sure how to. She wrote to us for help and we thought it better to go to you: How would you tackle this problem? Moreover, we […]

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Published on October 23, 2014 10:01

25 Perfect Things to 3D Print for Halloween

Illuminated Skull Ring (Link) Halloween is fast approaching, and if you’re not printing you’d better get started! Here are 25 gruesome and great things to print for this Halloween. Some items you can wear, some items are just perfect for placing around your house to set the spooky mood. Put that 3D printer to […]

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Published on October 23, 2014 08:08

25 Perfect Things To 3D Print For Halloween

Illuminated Skull Ring (Link) Halloween is fast approaching, and if you’re not printing you’d better get started! Here are 25 gruesome and great things to print for this Halloween. Some items you can wear, some items are just perfect for placing around your house to set the spooky mood. Put that 3d printer to […]

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Published on October 23, 2014 08:08

Stick Figure LED Light Costume

stick-man-costume Looking for a great last-minute Halloween costume for you or your kids? If you just happen to have a strip of LEDs available, attaching them to a black hoodie and pants in a stick figure configuration as “Visual Burrito” did might be an option. He originally constructed one of these […]

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Published on October 23, 2014 06:01

Wrapping Up a Funky, Fresh First Nordic MakerCon

The venue, in the artsy Grünløkka district of Oslo. The Norwegians have a history of exploration, inventiveness, and technical leadership, and this past weekend's Nordic edition of MakerCon highlighted these elements through two insightful days of speakers and workshops.

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Published on October 23, 2014 06:00

October 22, 2014

DIY Automatic Fish Feeder Using Arduino Nano

Yep, that’s a drill bit and it helps to deliver the right amount of food to your fish. The all in one automatic aquarium feeder uses an Arduino Nano and drill bit feed fish at certain time intervals.
It doesn’t clean the tank or trim the plants but is immensely effective for feeding fish.

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Published on October 22, 2014 14:01

Formlabs Releases Functional Resins: Flexible and Castable

castable_exhaust-manifold_polished Formlabs, the maker of the Form 1+ SLA 3D printer, announced today that they’re releasing a series of “functional resins”. Before, you only had the option of a few colors, but now you can use a resin that is purpose built to be investment cast, or one that is flexible. […]

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Published on October 22, 2014 11:38

New Project: Hot Glue Web Gun

H_webgun_fig-10_r Make a spider web shooter that’ll surely spread the creeps.

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Published on October 22, 2014 10:01

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