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November 15, 2013
Maker Pro Newsletter – 11/14/13
“No hardware plan survives contact with a factory.” From the editors of MAKE magazine, the Maker Pro Newsletter is about the impact of makers on business and technology. Our coverage includes hardware startups, new products, incubators, and innovators, along with technology and market trends. Please send items to us at makerpro@makermedia.com. Click here to […]
Aurora: Art Uniting Community
A 2+ year odyssey started when my kids Sam and Julia, then 7 and 9, stated the obvious solution to a simple problem, "Let's give it a home in Palo Alto." They wanted to see artist Charles Gadeken's
Aurora
, a life-sized, all-metal sculpture of a weeping willow tree lit by thousands of LEDs.
New Project: Metal Casting with Your 3D Printer
The ever-growing variety of 3D printing filaments is amazing — we can now print in strong, flexible, glowing, and dissolvable plastics — but sometimes plastic isn’t the right material for the job. Sometimes, you just need metal!Although the big boys in the industrial world can directly 3D print metal parts with laser sintering machines, this technology hasn’t yet reached consumers. However, you can make your own metal parts at home with the help of your 3D printer and these easy-to-learn metal casting techniques.
Art + Technology = New Art Forms, Not Just New Art
Many people who appreciate traditional art forms may wonder, "Why should we even try to use technology in art?" I'd like to attempt to answer that question in this post.
Microsoft Releases “3D Builder” Touchscreen 3DP App Today
Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Shanen Boettcher, General Manager of Product Management at Microsoft about their 3D Builder graphical touchscreen application for Windows 8.1, slotted for release at midnight GMT today, Nov. 15. 3D Builder incorporates a combination of slicer and client software plus integrated Windows drivers for several popular 3D printers to provide a easy-to-use desktop manufacturing experience that aims to make it simple for the average consumer to get into 3D printing quickly.
The State of 3D Printing: MAKE Survey Results
MAKE recently conducted a survey on consumer 3D printing of MAKE and Maker newsletter subscribers. It offers a snapshot of the current state of desktop 3D printing.
Makers, Drones, and the Future of South Africa’s Imperiled Rhinos
Can the makers, students, hobbyists, and entrepreneurs of the world build a drone that could aid the fight against rhino poaching in South Africa?
New Project: PiLarm: Portable Raspberry Pi Room Alarm
The PiLarm is a an all-in-one alarm system that uses a Raspberry Pi, motion sensor, and camera. Pictures of intruders are tweeted and emailed before the revolving light, siren, and computer voice warn the intruder away.
November 14, 2013
New Project: License Plate Guitar
Continuing the tradition of homemade resonator guitars, follow along as we build a License Plate Guitar. A discarded vehicle's license plate will serve as our metal resonator top. This will be mounted atop a soundbox custom-fitted for the license plate, and the build completed with a hand-wound pickup, bridge, nut, and neck. The electronics are simple, the woodworking is fun, and the project sounds great!
Circuit Pattern Cards Provide a Resource for Tinkerers
Nick Johnson's circuit pattern cards feature an important circuit that you're likely to need if you're an electronics tinkerer. 
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