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December 5, 2013
Shopbot Desktop: A Step Up In DIY Engineering
I know that 3D printers have been all the rage lately, but let us not forget the humble CNC mill. It's capable of fast and precise fabrication in a plethora of materials. It definitely earns a place on any serious maker's workbench. The ShopBot Desktop is a prime example of a desktop CNC.
Welcome to the Maker Age: Douglas Rushkoff at Maker Faire New York
One of my favorite experiences at Maker Faire New York this past September was listening to Douglas Rushkoff's big picture analysis of where the maker movement may be taking us. Rushkoff, author of the recently published Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now, believes the maker movement is nothing short of revolutionary. 
Citizen Exploration: An Amateur Revolution
It's always been the rule benders and breakers who push the boundaries of possibility. And the current surge of amateurism is particularly exciting. It's moving from an amateur tradition to a full-on amateur revolution.
Making a Wave Energy Converter Part 3: The Design, Before the Final Design
After investigative research, our team had broken down the wave energy converter (WEC) into five major subsystems: buoy, hydraulics, electronics, spar, and heave plate.
December 4, 2013
Projects With Ryan Slaugh: Helpful Circuits
In this video, I will show you a few of my most used helpful circuits. They involve using the 555 timer and the Operational Amplifier.
School Us: We Want Your Tutorials
Projects and how-to's are the core of what we do at MAKE. Equally important are tutorials. Tutorials are a subset of projects. They are the skills, techniques, and know-how needed to complete a project. If you've got expertise on a subject and are willing to share a tutorial with MAKE readers, we want to hear from you.
Inkimals: 2D Hand Drawings Become 3D Personal 3D Prints
AMINIMAL Studio is a Brooklyn-based design company focused the use of emerging technologies as an approach to designing 21st century products. They recently wrote MAKE about their Kickstarter for the Inkimals project, a new 3D printing platform and web based app that enables the creation 3D toy designs from either 2D (hand-colored and scanned or computer modified) templates. The design is then 3D printed in one of several figure designs.
Finally! The Electric Giraffe has a Hometown Maker Faire
First-ever San Diego Mini Maker Faire is this weekend. Maker Faire fave Russell the Giraffe will be there, along with MAKE and Maker Faire founder Dale Dougherty, and a whole mess of great SoCal makers.
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