"Laser Engraving, Cutting, Design and Fabrication"

The constant hunt for more efficient and useful ways to use these 3d printers keeps turning up interesting results. For quite some time, people have speculated on various methods of arranging our 3d print layers for better adhesion and stronger results. Stefan from CNC Kitchen tackles the subject to see if there’s any validity to […]

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Hackster is back at it again, their Build2Gether contest has returned for a 2nd year. Last year’s contest had all kinds of interesting projects and concepts, I’m very eager to see what this year turns up. This year they’ve got 200 boxes of hardware to meter out to winners, but you’ve got to go to […]

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Maker Faire Bay Area brings makers together again with a renewed focus and new location.

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This weekend the largest maker festival in Ukraine, Maker Faire Kyiv, returns to the capital.

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Re-create this trick postage stamp
to make pop-up toys and cards.

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Kind of. Text-to-3D-model generators are here, but not optimized for printing

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We got to check out this unassuming little machine. the coast runner really has guts and the price isn't too bad either.

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Join us for a live broadcast or if you're a member, join the chat and after party!

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“Guerrilla projection, pioneered by artists and advertisers, has been increasingly embraced by activists in recent years as a new medium for delivering messages. The advantages are obvious: With a single high-powered projector, you can turn the side of a building into a huge advertisement for your cause, plastering your message on a spot that would […]

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Build your first AI project using a micro:bit board and Google's Teachable Machine

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Join our live stream on February 8th, to see an incredible fashion show full of tech and wonder.

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These cosplay versions of the iconic mantis blades are quick, snappy, and stunning

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Acmer's IR laser module allows you to engrave on metals such as aluminum, titanium, steel, gold, and silver.

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Chris Bathgates book on industrial art is a triumph of beautiful sculpture and elegant writing

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Super-size a classic teaching toy
and put the play back in playground

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Matt Zigler is the author of a new book for educators titled "3 Modes of Making." He talks about imitation, modification and innovation as three different modes of student projects, which develop different maker skills. Matt is an artist and educator who has been running the makerspace at Bullis, an independent school in the DC area. He brings a background in art and creative practice to the makerspace and his school. it's not that every student is going to be an artist but every student should develop a creative practice, regardless of subject or area of interest.

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Blender's geometry nodes are a true powerhouse for designing items for 3d printing. Joe shows us some real geometry node magic

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Check out these cute and wild 3d printed transformer toys you can print at home

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We got to get hands-on with the Glowforge pro. Beautiful hardware with limited software and frustrating pay to play business model.

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I design and modify a lot of parts for 3d printing. Many of those parts have to fit existing things. In my case, they have to fit game controllers because I run a charity called TheControllerProject which supplies parts to help folks who have physical disabilities be able to play video games. I also do […]

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