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February 4, 2023
Perform A Brain Transplant On A See-N-Say To Add Custom Sounds
Hacking childhood toys is somewhat of a maker’s right of passage around here. John Park over at Adafruit has made a habit of it for many years though. His latest, he shows how to transplant the brain of a See-N-Say to have your own custom messages. This update really modernizes things. Instead of a plastic […]
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February 3, 2023
Google’s Coral Dev Board Micro goes into Preorder
Google just announced the latest in the Coral ecosystem. The Coral Dev Board Micro, available “soon” at $79.99 from the coral.ai store. Ever since they announced this board a few months ago, we’ve been curious. This board seems to be following along in the “kitchen sink” mentality, packing in an onboard camera and microphone so […]
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Can The Color Of Your 3D Printing Filament Affect Strength?
I see people online asking about what brand of material is recommended all the time. One thing that people often overlook is that each individual color has its own properties as well! If you happen to get a brand that has qualities you like, you may find that the color you have selected doesn’t perform […]
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February 2, 2023
The Highly Amusing Saga Of Building A Massive Keyboard
Glarses is a youtube channel I had never heard of till today. However, I saw that thumbnail and thought that the massive keyboard looked really interesting and clicked through. Though the channel seems to primarily focus on keybaords and keyboard reviews, this particular one is a maker’s video for sure. The titular Glarses set out […]
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February 1, 2023
Look At this New 3D Printed Fabric Method From 3DPrintBunny
If this is your first time seeing 3DPrintBunny, today is your lucky day! She’s been making waves recently with her very creative ways of making 3D printers work. For example, we recently wrote about how she’s using bridges to recreate traditional string art. Really cool and inventive uses of current 3d printing technology. Now she […]
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January 31, 2023
Using Your 3D Printer To Make CNC Fixtures
One thing that I think about a lot, probably more than I should, is that 3d printers are ugly. Some silly decorations, though completely pointless, can drastically alter your perception of the machine. Two machines can feel totally different in capability based on the aesthetics even if the guts are identical. This got me wondering […]
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January 30, 2023
Make That Laser Cutter Blaze: Upgrade a K40
Digital fabrication tools can run from hundreds to many tens of thousands of dollars. For makers interested in a really useful tool at a relatively low initial cost with tremendous upgrade potential, the generic “K40” type 40W CO2 laser platform is hard to beat. Significantly more powerful than diode lasers, K40 lasers can cut wood, leather, […]
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January 27, 2023
Customizing Adaptive Devices for People with Disabilities
Microsoft’s Bryce Johnson and John Helmes Join Make: Editor Caleb Kraft Bryce Johnson works at the Inclusive Tech Lab at Microsoft who is one of the co-inventors of the Xbox Adaptive Controller and the Surface Adaptive Kit. John Helmes is an industrial designer at Microsoft who began creating and customizing devices for his daughter, Jara, […]
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January 26, 2023
3D Printing In Ice For Science
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have been hard at work coming up with new technologies for… science or something. What really caught our eye though, is that tiny ice-topus. Ok, to be serious for a bit, this is actually very cool. They’re 3D printing these tiny structures using ice, submerging them in resin, then sublimating the […]
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January 25, 2023
Nerd Out about Music with us on January 26th
A new year means new Hangout & Nerdout topics, and we’re kicking off 2023 with a theme we know you’ll love: Music! We can’t wait for you to nerd out with synth maven Thea “Stargirl” Flowers! You’re going to love hanging out with Erik Oostveen while he shares his open-source music gadgets. And we’re overjoyed […]
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