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August 11, 2014
The Ottawa Mini Maker Faire is This Weekend
Back in 2010, Ottawa hosted the very first Maker Faire in Canada. Since then they’ve been growing steadily, hoping for this year to be the biggest yet. If you’re in the area, you can attend the Mini Maker Faire this weekend at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Anyone attending […]
The Squink—a personal electronics factory?
The gap between idea and prototype, prototype and product, is shrinking— and the Squink which is now raising money on Kickstarter could well be part of reason. It's a portable electronics factory, in a box.
North Carolina Welcomes Its Newest Maker Space “The Forge”
On July 22nd the city of Greensboro North Carolina was host for the grand opening of “The Forge” NC’s newest maker space. It sits at the end of a street that in the past had suffered from decades of neglect and urban decay, now home to a micro brewery, upscale […]
Five Minutes with Brad Hill and the LittleRP 3D Printer
Brad Hill has designed a new 3D printer called the LittleRP that will be launching on Kickstarter today. It’s one of a crop of new affordable resin printers on the scene, and I caught up to him to discuss how it came to be and where it’s going next. How […]
Better Tea Brewing with DIY Robotics
I’m surprised that I haven’t already seen a tea-brewing robot in an issue of Skymall, because I think it’s just the sort of luxury item that would really appeal to someone on their second or third bloody mary. Luckily, you can just go ahead a make yourself one in less […]
Adore Aardman? We Do Too!
What maker cannot help but love Aardman Animations? Today, you can meet a few of the brilliant artists who bring Aardman’s irresistible characters to life during our LIVE Maker Camp Hangout on Air at 11am Pacific time (2pm Eastern) on makercamp.com or the Maker Camp Google+ Community. Aardman produces a […]
August 10, 2014
Turn any 1 bedroom into a 2 bedroom for $300
One renter out of Silicon Valley, California, refuses to pay the inflated rates for two-bedroom apartments, so he rents one-bedroom apartments and converts them into two beds himself without the owner ever knowing. For $300, you’ll never have to pay full price for a two bedroom ever again. 
Robot uses Legos to build new space elevator
Hknssn’s robotic Lego Space Elevator. 4 NXT servomotors, 8 EV3 servomotors, 8 touch sensors and a color sensor to stack the interlocking modules together on a conveyor-like platform. 
August 9, 2014
Making Crispy Traditional Pickles Like a (c)Rockstar
Learn to make fermented pickles in this easy to follow step-by-step tutorial. Big batch or small batch, your choice! They won't last long in a pickle-loving house.
Braiding rope just got a lot easier thanks to the 16-Bobbin Rope Braiding Machine
Mixed Media Engineering creates a rope braiding system based on 1800's machine that does the same. Kickstarter campaign inbound.
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