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This week on Maker Update, LEDs for your eyes, talking to your lamp, a new marble machine, the poor man’s table saw, and a giant super soaker. This week’s Cool Tool is the Kreg Rip-Cut: amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007K5HIFS/ctmakerupdate-20
-=Show Notes=-
(expanded show notes available here: wp.me/p7HjS6-gg)
-Projects-
LED Eyes by Ruiz Brothers
learn.adafruit.com/led-eyes
Smart Lamp With ESP8266 & Amazon Echo by bekathwia
instructables.com/id/Smart-Lamp-With-ESP8266-Amazon-Echo
Marblevator Air by gzumwalt
instructables.com/id/Marblevator-Air
-Cool Tools Minute-
cool-tools.org
Kreg KMA2675 Kreg Rip-Cut
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007K5HIFS/ctmakerupdate-20
-Tools/Tips-
New Cool Tools Channel
youtube.com/user/CoolToolsLab
Best portable soldering iron comparison
youtu.be/iIbwQbwGFwg
1/4" Audio Jack Key Holder by jbenodin
instructables.com/id/14-Audio-Jack-Key-Holder
World's Largest Super Soaker with Bob Clagett Mark Rober
youtu.be/gL5CO2wlBgE
youtu.be/T1KRQ3RcvXA
-Maker Faires-
makerfaire.com/map
Maker Faire Singapore
Kingsport Mini Maker Faire
Wichita Mini Maker Faire
Dublin Maker (http://www.dublinmaker.ie/)
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This week on Maker Update, LEDs for your eyes, talking to your lamp, a new marble machine, the poor man’s table saw, and a giant super soaker. This week’s Cool Tool is the Kreg Rip-Cut: amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007K5HIFS/ctmakerupdate-20
-=Show Notes=-
(expanded show notes available here: wp.me/p7HjS6-gg)
-Projects-
LED Eyes by Ruiz Brothers
learn.adafruit.com/led-eyes
Smart Lamp With ESP8266 & Amazon Echo by bekathwia
instructables.com/id/Smart-Lamp-With-ESP8266-Amazon-Echo
Marblevator Air by gzumwalt
instructables.com/id/Marblevator-Air
-Cool Tools Minute-
cool-tools.org
Kreg KMA2675 Kreg Rip-Cut
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007K5HIFS/ctmakerupdate-20
-Tools/Tips-
New Cool Tools Channel
youtube.com/user/CoolToolsLab
Best portable soldering iron comparison
youtu.be/iIbwQbwGFwg
1/4" Audio Jack Key Holder by jbenodin
instructables.com/id/14-Audio-Jack-Key-Holder
World's Largest Super Soaker with Bob Clagett Mark Rober
youtu.be/gL5CO2wlBgE
youtu.be/T1KRQ3RcvXA
-Maker Faires-
makerfaire.com/map
Maker Faire Singapore
Kingsport Mini Maker Faire
Wichita Mini Maker Faire
Dublin Maker (http://www.dublinmaker.ie/)
SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE
youtube.com/c/makerprojectlab?sub_confirmation=1
Maker Update is a weekly video series that comes out every Wednesday morning, covering news, projects, tips, and events that will interest the maker and DIY community.
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![LEDs For Your Face [Maker Update #43]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZFF_1TKxXPE/mqdefault.jpg "LEDs For Your Face [Maker Update #43]
This week on Maker Update, LEDs for your eyes, talking to your lamp, a new marble machine, the poor man’s table saw, and a giant super soaker. This week’s Cool Tool is the Kreg Rip-Cut: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007K5HIFS/ctmakerupdate-20
Show Notes
(expanded show notes available here: http://wp.me/p7HjS6-gg)
-Projects-
LED Eyes by Ruiz Brothers
https://learn.adafruit.com/led-eyes
Smart Lamp With ESP8266 & Amazon Echo by bekathwia
https://www.instructables.com/id/Smart-Lamp-With-ESP8266-Amazon-Echo/
Marblevator Air by gzumwalt
https://www.instructables.com/id/Marblevator-Air/
-Cool Tools Minute-
http://cool-tools.org
Kreg KMA2675 Kreg Rip-Cut
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007K5HIFS/ctmakerupdate-20
-Tools/Tips-
New Cool Tools Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/CoolToolsLab
Best portable soldering iron comparison
https://youtu.be/iIbwQbwGFwg
1/4 Audio Jack Key Holder by jbenodin
https://www.instructables.com/id/14-Audio-Jack-Key-Holder/
Worlds Largest Super Soaker with Bob Clagett Mark Rober
https://youtu.be/gL5CO2wlBgE
https://youtu.be/T1KRQ3RcvXA
-Maker Faires-
http://makerfaire.com/map/
Maker Faire Singapore
Kingsport Mini Maker Faire
Wichita Mini Maker Faire
Dublin Maker (http://www.dublinmaker.ie/)
SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE
https://www.youtube.com/c/makerprojectlab?sub_confirmation=1
Maker Update is a weekly video series that comes out every Wednesday morning, covering news, projects, tips, and events that will interest the maker and DIY community.
Find more online:
Blog: http://makerprojectlab.com
Facebook: http://fb.me/makerprojectlab
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makerprojectlab/
Send snail mail to:
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PO Box 1016
Alameda, CA 94501")
![The Sick Unicorn [Maker Update]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZXWuLp68Ew4/mqdefault.jpg "The Sick Unicorn [Maker Update]
This week, a soap-vomiting unicorn, two new boards from Arduino, a mini marblevator, a neopixel thumb war, and more. This weeks Cool Tool is the Hobart Handler 140 MIG Welder: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B009X43F38/ctmakerupdate-20
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++Show Notes [Maker Update #82]++
Expanded show notes available here: https://makerprojectlab.com/the-sick-unicorn-maker-update/
Project of the Week
SOAP VOMITING UNICORN by Britt Michelsen
https://www.instructables.com/id/Soap-Vomiting-Unicorn/
News
Maker Faire Bay Area Wrap-Up
https://makezine.com/2018/05/18/live-updates-maker-faire-bay-area-2018/
Maker Faire Live Video Saturday
https://youtu.be/twNuTDDK-Hw
Maker Faire Live Video Sunday
https://youtu.be/gR80QjH6rxg
Power Racing Series 2018 Sprint 1
https://youtu.be/WDPJp41xWtc
Arduinos FPGA Board (MKR Vidor 4000) and Uno WiFi Rev2
https://blog.arduino.cc/2018/05/17/say-hello-to-the-next-generation-of-arduino-boards/
https://hackaday.com/2018/05/18/arduino-just-introduced-an-fpga-board-announces-debugging-and-better-software/
https://hackaday.com/2018/05/20/video-of-the-arduino-fpga-board-demo-at-maker-faire/
https://blog.hackster.io/introducing-the-arduino-uno-wifi-7118f428ad39
https://blog.hackster.io/introducing-the-mkr-vidor-4000-7b3f50e7f12f
More Projects
MARBLEVATOR MINI, LOOP by Greg Zumwalt
https://www.instructables.com/id/Marblevator-Mini-Loop/
NEO PIXEL, FASTEST THUMB GAME by wellsey1972
https://www.instructables.com/id/Neo-Pixel-Fastest-Thumb-Game/
Box-E Box by Daniel Plata, Simone Pivetta & Samar Gmach
http://shakethatbutton.com/box-e-box/
HIS & HERS RAZOR HOLDERS by Mikeasaurus
https://www.instructables.com/id/His-Hers-Razor-Holders/
WORKING MINI LEGO PINBALL MACHINE by Lego Man
https://www.instructables.com/id/Working-Mini-Lego-Pinball-Machine/
Tapeless tape Deck by Artur Młynarz
http://www.mp3tapelessdeck.pl/
https://hackaday.com/2018/05/21/ditch-the-tapes-put-an-android-in-your-deck/
Mitxela StyloCard
https://mitxela.com/projects/stylocard
Cool Tools Minute
http://cool-tools.org
Hobart Handler 140 MIG Welder 115V
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B009X43F38/ctmakerupdate-20
Antra AH6-260-0000 Solar Power Auto Darkening Welding Helmet
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00BWAEYV8/ctmakerupdate-20
Adjustable Steel Welding Table
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B010FINPZ8/ctmakerupdate-20
Wire Scratch Brush
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00208BX4C/ctmakerupdate-20
MIG Welding Gloves
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002WOW6ZY/ctmakerupdate-20
Tools/Tips
Tips of the Week: Voronoi Patterns, Minwax as a Mask, DIY Bondo Knobs, and Being Prepared
https://makezine.com/2018/05/11/tips-of-the-week-voronoi-patterns-minwax-as-a-mask-diy-bondo-knobs-and-being-prepared/
Voronator
https://www.voronator.com/
MAKE 3D PRINTABLE VORONOI PATTERNS WITH AUTODESK® MESHMIXER
https://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Voronoi-Pattern-with-Autodesk-Meshmixer/
Classes with Mike Warren from Instructables
https://blog.trystudio.co/story/mike
Adafruit Crickit
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-crickit-creative-robotic-interactive-construction-kit
Adafruit Parts CAD files
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CAD_Parts
CircuitPython 3.0.0 Beta 0 Released
https://blog.adafruit.com/2018/05/23/circuitpython-3-0-0-beta-0-released/
Maker Faires
Berlin Germany
Strasbourg France
Vilnius Lithuania
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada
Ljubljana Slovenia
Gibsons, BC Canada
Kharkiv Ukraine
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![Permanent Ink [Maker Update]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ze3CSV1SIqA/mqdefault.jpg "Permanent Ink [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update, an automatic dice spinner, a desktop CT scanner, and powering your Raspberry Pi from lithium iron phosphate. This weeks Cool Tool is the Krink K-70 Permanent Ink Marker: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003IDFPZG/ctmakerupdate-20
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++Show Notes [Maker Update #75]++
Expanded show notes available here: https://makerprojectlab.com/permanent-ink-maker-update-75/
Project of the Week
Automatic Dice Roller by Ruiz Bros.
https://learn.adafruit.com/automatic-dice-roller/overview
More Projects
DESKTOP CT AND 3D SCANNER WITH ARDUINO by jbumstead
https://www.instructables.com/id/Desktop-CT-and-3D-Scanner-With-Arduino/
See also: Ben Krasnows CT Scanner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF3V-GHiJ78
Agisoft Photoscan Software
http://www.agisoft.com/
Cool Tools Minute
http://cool-tools.org
Krink K-70 Permanent Ink Marker
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003IDFPZG/ctmakerupdate-20
Tools/Tips
LiFePO4 Powered Pi Kit
https://www.tindie.com/products/xorbit/lifepo4weredpi/
AltCTRL GDC Showcase
http://www.gdconf.com/news/games-youll-play-gdc-2018s-alt-ctrl-gdc-showcase/
Maker Faires
http://makerfaire.com/map/
San Antonio Mini Maker Faire
Lafayette Mini Maker Faire
Lynchburg Mini Maker Faire
Also:
2018 Midwest RepRap Festival 3/23-25
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-midwest-reprap-festival-registration-38591937524
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![Floating Water [Maker Update]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_ACPLlFtMd8/mqdefault.jpg "Floating Water [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update, levitating water with LEDs, 3D printed skull buttons, servos on Pi, a game of Twang, Arduino animatronics, and project talk with Becky Stern. This weeks Cool Tool is the EBL 18650 Rechargeable Battery: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00DNPT1D6/ctmakerupdate-20
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++Show Notes [Maker Update #72]++
Project of the Week
RGB Time Fountain by Isaac Chasteau
https://blog.arduino.cc/2018/02/19/levitate-water-drops-with-rgb-leds-and-arduino/
https://github.com/isaac879/RGB-Time-Fountain
More Projects
Skull Buttons by mikeasaurus
https://www.instructables.com/id/Skull-Buttons/
Cool Tools Minute
http://cool-tools.org
EBL 18650 3.7V 3000mAh Li-ion Rechargeable Batteries
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00DNPT1D6/ctmakerupdate-20
Charger
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01MR2JJ1W/ctmakerupdate-20
Holders
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B013DUOJV4/ctmakerupdate-20
Tools/Tips
Hackspace Issue #4
https://hackspace.raspberrypi.org/issues
Basic Servo Use With the Raspberry Pi and GpioZero
https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2018/02/basic-servo-use-with-the-raspberry-pi/
Twang Joystick by Bart Dring
https://github.com/Critters/TWANG
Twang Kit on Tindie
https://www.tindie.com/products/33366583/twang-shield-kit/
Jims Guide to Arduino Animatronics
https://youtu.be/8oh_uvJ9mG4
https://youtu.be/Cm8dbQKGaRU
Becky Talks To Me About Her Arduino Social Stats Tracker
https://youtu.be/vscEXCqtoEk
Maker Faires This Weekend
Dubai Mini Maker Faire Dubai
Thalia Mini Maker Faire Nürnberg
Palm Bay Mini Maker Faire Palm Bay, Florida
Denton Mini Maker Faire Denton, Texas
Kalispell Mini Maker Faire Kalispell, Montana
Windsor-Essex Mini Maker Faire Windsor, Ontario
Gainesville Mini Maker Faire Gainesville, Florida
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![Barcelona is for Makers [Maker Update]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_uy9Tkg2cis/mqdefault.jpg "Barcelona is for Makers [Maker Update]
This week, a mechanical hummingbird, the 2018 Hackaday Prize, a tour of Fab Lab Barcelona, casting metal from 3D prints, and getting started with Arduino without an Arduino. This weeks Cool Tools is 3M Virtua CCS Protective Eyewear: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00AEXKR4C/ctmakerupdate-20
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++Show Notes [Maker Update #74]++
Project of the Week
Hummingbird by gzumwalt
https://www.instructables.com/id/Hummingbird/
News
2018 Hackaday Prize Launched
https://hackaday.com/2018/03/12/2018-hackaday-prize-build-hope-design-the-future/
https://hackaday.io/prize
Fab Lab Barcelona
https://fablabbcn.org/
Cool Tools Minute
http://cool-tools.org
3M Virtua CCS Protective Eyewear
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00AEXKR4C/ctmakerupdate-20
Corded Reusable Earplugs
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00284DIPK/ctmakerupdate-20
Tools/Tips
Metal Parts from 3D Prints by by M. Borgatti
https://learn.adafruit.com/metal-parts-from-3d-prints
Tinkercad Circuits Arduino LED Blink
https://www.instructables.com/id/Blink-an-LED-With-Arduino-in-Tinkercad/
More Circuits Projects
https://www.tinkercad.com/learn/projects#/learn/overview/O6QUTPNJDUKI7RD;collectionId=OMOZACHJ9IR8LRE
Upcoming Events
Maker Faire NoVa, Reston, Virginia
2018 Midwest RepRap Festival 3/23-25
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-midwest-reprap-festival-registration-38591937524
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![Pixie Power [Maker Update #41]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aXU6oSJ8vLQ/mqdefault.jpg "Pixie Power [Maker Update #41]
This week, a magic bag of NeoPixie dust, hydrodipping 3D prints, MagPi 59, making art for 3D glasses, and maker faires. My Cool Tool this time is the Manfrotto Magic Arm https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0011EHRDM/ctmakerupdate-20
Show Notes
(see expanded show notes here: http://wp.me/p7HjS6-fK)
Project of the Week
NeoPixie Dust Bag by John Park
https://learn.adafruit.com/NeoPixieDustBag_CPX
Cool Tools Minute
http://cool-tools.org
Manfrotto 143 Magic Arm Kit with Umbrella Bracket Super Clamp and Backlite Base
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0011EHRDM/ctmakerupdate-20
10 Tips for Making Great Build Videos by Becky Stern
http://makezine.com/2014/03/27/beckystips/
Cool Tools Podcast: Donald Bell
http://kk.org/cooltools/donald-bell-maker-project-lab/
Tools/Tips
Hydrodipping 3D Prints by Ruiz Bros.
https://learn.adafruit.com/hydro-dip-3d-prints
MagPi Issue 59
https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/issues/59/
Raspi Online Interactive GPIO Reference
https://pinout.xyz/
Red/Blue 3D Art with Photoshop Tutorial by Josh Ellingson
http://ellingson.cc/news/2017/6/29/redblue-3d-art-with-photoshop
Get the Record!
http://alohascrewdriver.bigcartel.com/product/above-snakes-7-inch
Maker Faires
http://makerfaire.com/map/
Maker Faire Nantes Nantes France
Reno Mini Maker Faire Reno, Nevada USA
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