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October 17, 2014
How To Make A Silly String Candy Trap For Halloween
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays for one reason. Candy! However by the end of the night, the neighborhood kids have usually picked over my candy bucket. This year I’m going to change that! To keep kids away, I’m going use an Arduino to detect when someone has their […]
Autodesk to Call Its 3D Printer “Ember,” Premiering in Paris Next Week
Autodesk, one of the world's most prominent creative software companies, is launching its first piece of hardware this year. 
Kid Dresses Up as a Vending Machine and Other Inanimate Objects Every Year for Halloween
Redditor MoobyTheGoldenCalf appears to have turned the dynamics of the trick-or-treater to candy-giver relationship upside down with this ingenious vending machine costume that he made for his son this year.
October 16, 2014
Turning Your 3D Printer Into A 2D Printer
“Bam” on the lulzbot forums shared an interesting project recently. He printed a small mount for his extruder that allows it to hold a pen, essentially turning his 3D printer into a standard plotter, or 2D printer. A few custom settings in the software package Cura allowed the gcode necessary […]
Recycling Cardboard Drink Coasters Into a Pint Glass
When I first approached with this idea it seemed like it would be a simple project. That should have been a warning sign right there, but my brain just thought, “Make a functional pint glass from discarded beer coasters? I wonder why no one has ever done anything like that […]
Finding Starter Projects: Deep Dives
In this edition of Finding Starter Projects, we take a look at resources that guide maker leaders in focusing on a single domain, tool, or material. Using these, maker clubs and making classrooms can take a deep dive into one kind of making. This is another approach to narrowing down The Wide […]
October 15, 2014
New Project: Ultimate Fog Chiller
Chilled fog creates an appealingly eerie blanket on the ground. Most homemade fog chillers use a drink cooler and PVC tubing, but that design doesn’t keep the fog in the holding area long enough to chill it properly. Our fog chiller is very easy to build and does a great job of cooling the fog. 
Allan’s Motorized Rat Rod Drift Trike
I was perusing twitter one day and saw this great picture, uploaded by Allan Carver. I quickly asked for more information and Allan was happy to oblige! Lets kick it off with a quick video to get you excited. It all started when one of Allan’s neighbor’s noticed he […]
Makers Against Ebola – The Virus
Why are so many people getting sick if Ebola is not very contagious? How are makers supposed to get involved and make a difference? We need to understand fundamentals about Ebola if we’re going to help with Fighting Ebola. Let’s start with a little background on the disease. The current […]
Electronic Demon Costume Tutorial
Halloween is right around the corner, and this awesome electronic demon costume is sure to cause a ruckus on your trick-or-treating adventures. The costume features glowing EL wire wings and horns, an animated LED matrix face, and an Arduino-based voice changer, and Adafruit gives you the tutorials you need to […]
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