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December 16, 2013
Stuff Your Stockings with Care (and Maker Shed gifts)!
There may be plenty of presents for Makers under the twinkling lights (Arduino controlled, of course) of your tree, but don't forget about the stockings hanging from the mantle! Swing by the Maker Shed and ogle the Maker Shed Stocking Stuffer Gift Guide and get some goodies to fill those stockings.
Weekend Projects: Control Analog Servo Motors with Streams of Digital Data
Data Dial Dashboard joins our beginner-friendly electronics series, Weekend Projects, as a moderately difficult build. The case design and layout is fun and simple, made from balsa wood and uses ink or laserjet printouts for all the displays (or a laser cutter for those with access to one). Even the required soldering is nominal and pretty straightforward. The challenge then arises from what information to display, and how.
RobotsConf: Attendee Profile – Catherine and Sean Hess
While at RobotsConf, a new conference designed to transform 150 coders into makers in just 48 hours, I helped staff the 3D printing table, making parts for attendees' robots. Late in the first build day, Catherine Hess approached the 3D printing area - she wanted to know if we could 3D print a catapult for her robot. We quickly agreed, started printing the catapult, and then got to know Catherine, her husband Sean, and their little SumoBot, "Rudolph."
DIYAbilities Teaches Maker Skills and Adaptive Technology
John Schimmel and Holly Cohen talk about New York City organization DIYability, which offers maker workshops focusing on tool use, collaboration, and assistive technology for disabled kids.
Skill Builder: Make Your Own Snap Together Electrical Connectors
It's easy enough to standardize the physical connectors in a project (e.g. build your whole robot with just one or two sizes of nut/bolt holding it together). But what about power and electrical connections? 
December 15, 2013
RasPi and Lego Robot Reads a Kindle Aloud
Dexter Industries, maker of the BrickPi shield for the Raspberry Pi, put the shield to test in this sweet Kindle-reading Lego robot.
Gifts you can Make and Eat
Baking cookies is nice but how about taking your edible gift making to the next level? Mark Fraunfelder and I hosted this hangout on air last year with some of our favorite food makers. Have a look for some holiday inspiration. 
December 14, 2013
Sweeten the Holidays with Some Pi!
Are you or your loved ones craving a new hobby? Give gifts that aren't half-baked with the Maker Shed's Raspberry Pi Gift Guide, which is all about the mini-computer that has taken the programming hobbyist world by storm.
New Project: Custom Cookie Cutters
Make your own custom shaped cookie cutters two ways: either traditional aluminum or vacuum formed plastic.
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