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Building A Four Axis Foam Cutter From Hardware Store Parts

Michael Rechtin found himself needing a pretty fancy piece of equipment in order to make complicated shapes out of foam for RC Airplanes. What he needed was a CNC foam cutter that uses hot wire to slice through foam smoothly. Not only that, he needed it to be 4 axis so he could get the […]

The post Building A Four Axis Foam Cutter From Hardware Store Parts appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

Build a smart octopus drumbot that listens, learns, and plays along with you

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The post Dr. Squiggles: An AI Rhythm Robot appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

Build a smart octopus drumbot that listens, learns, and plays along with you

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The post Dr. Squiggles: An AI Rhythm Robot appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

Any maker who loves their Arduino wishes they had more. Typically though, they don’t simply mean BIGGER. Zach, however, did mean bigger: 12 times bigger! Zach’s giant Arduino is mainly comprised of wood, cnc milled to look like the tiny blue board. A fresh coat of paint and some 3d […]

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The post This Giant Arduino Actually Works… Kind Of appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

I met John Kuiphoff a couple years ago and was blown away by some very clever data visualizations he shared based on people’s youtube channels. John’s back, and this time with another very creative approach to data visualization. In this project, John is wanting to display how much sunlight hits […]

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The post These Blobs Are Actually Clever Data Visualizations appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

Italians have a love of innovation and design and it shows at Maker Faire Rome. In this episode of Make:Cast, I look back at Maker Faire Rome in October 2019 during a pre-Covid time when live events could happen. I was guided through Maker Faire Rome by Alessandro Ranellucci, the curator of Maker Faire Rome, along with Massimo Banzi, co-founder of Arduino. Maker Faire Rome 2020 is happening as a virtual event this weekend.

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The post Make:cast – To Maker Faire Rome with Love appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) runs a free program that allows creators to certify that their hardware complies with the community definition of open source hardware.  Whenever you see the certification logo, you know that the certified hardware meets this standard. The certification site includes a full list of […]

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The post December 2019 Certified Open Source Hardware appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

Central Florida Maker groups use their diverse skills to create an interactive Bumblebee costume in only 3 weeks for a Magic Wheelchair recipient.

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The post Watch These Makers Transform a Wheelchair into an Interactive Bumblebee Costume appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

Laser-cut and edge-lit, these 10-digit numeric displays are bigger, brighter, and safer than the old tubes.

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The post LED “Nixie” Display appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

Laser-cut and edge-lit, these 10-digit numeric displays are bigger, brighter, and safer than the old tubes.

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The post LED “Nixie” Display appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.



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