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This week, a beer cooler that follows you, the Circuit Playground Express, Adafruit and Microsoft, Other Machine Co. and Bre Pettis, and Tinkercad Lego export. Our featured Cool Tool is the iFixit Electronic Toolkit amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01MRNIFR6/ctmakerupdate-20
—Show Notes—
(Extended show notes here: wp.me/p7HjS6-cM)
Maker Faire 2017
makezine.com/2017/05/19/maker-faire-bay-area-2017
Opening Power Racing Series Race
twitch.tv/videos/145519617?t=05h16m03s
Amazing Tales from the Workshop
twitch.tv/videos/145519617?t=06h48m44s
Endurance Race
twitch.tv/videos/145925679?t=03h33m31s
Advanced Project
Make an Autonomous "Follow Me" Cooler Made by Hacker House
hackster.io/hackerhouse/make-an-autonomous-follow-me-cooler-7ca8bc?ref=featured
News
Circuit Playground Express, Supported by #MakeCode | @Microsoft @MSMakeCode #MicrosoftEDU
blog.adafruit.com/2017/05/19/circuit-playground-express-supported-by-makecode-microsoft-msmakecode-microsoftedu
Circuit Playground Express - Developer Edition
adafruit.com/product/3333
Microsoft MakeCode for Adafruit Guide
learn.adafruit.com/makecode
Announcing Microsoft MakeCode for Circuit Playground Express
educationblog.microsoft.com/2017/05/announcing-microsoft-makecode-for-circuit-playground-express
MakeCode
makecode.adafruit.com
Tinkercad Adding Embedded Circuits, Lego Exports, and More
makezine.com/2017/05/20/tinkercad-adds-embedded-circuits-lego-exports
twitter.com/tinkercad/status/865958545124057088
Other Machine Co. Acquired by Bre Pettis, Former CEO and Co-Founder of MakerBot
businesswire.com/news/home/20170522005985/en/Machine-Acquired-Bre-Pettis-CEO-Co-Founder-MakerBot
Cool Tools Minute
cool-tools.org
iFixit Electronics Toolkit
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01MRNIFR6/ctmakerupdate-20
Cool Tools Podcast Patreon
patreon.com/cooltools
Maker Faires
makerfaire.com/map
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This week, a beer cooler that follows you, the Circuit Playground Express, Adafruit and Microsoft, Other Machine Co. and Bre Pettis, and Tinkercad Lego export. Our featured Cool Tool is the iFixit Electronic Toolkit amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01MRNIFR6/ctmakerupdate-20
—Show Notes—
(Extended show notes here: wp.me/p7HjS6-cM)
Maker Faire 2017
makezine.com/2017/05/19/maker-faire-bay-area-2017
Opening Power Racing Series Race
twitch.tv/videos/145519617?t=05h16m03s
Amazing Tales from the Workshop
twitch.tv/videos/145519617?t=06h48m44s
Endurance Race
twitch.tv/videos/145925679?t=03h33m31s
Advanced Project
Make an Autonomous "Follow Me" Cooler Made by Hacker House
hackster.io/hackerhouse/make-an-autonomous-follow-me-cooler-7ca8bc?ref=featured
News
Circuit Playground Express, Supported by #MakeCode | @Microsoft @MSMakeCode #MicrosoftEDU
blog.adafruit.com/2017/05/19/circuit-playground-express-supported-by-makecode-microsoft-msmakecode-microsoftedu
Circuit Playground Express - Developer Edition
adafruit.com/product/3333
Microsoft MakeCode for Adafruit Guide
learn.adafruit.com/makecode
Announcing Microsoft MakeCode for Circuit Playground Express
educationblog.microsoft.com/2017/05/announcing-microsoft-makecode-for-circuit-playground-express
MakeCode
makecode.adafruit.com
Tinkercad Adding Embedded Circuits, Lego Exports, and More
makezine.com/2017/05/20/tinkercad-adds-embedded-circuits-lego-exports
twitter.com/tinkercad/status/865958545124057088
Other Machine Co. Acquired by Bre Pettis, Former CEO and Co-Founder of MakerBot
businesswire.com/news/home/20170522005985/en/Machine-Acquired-Bre-Pettis-CEO-Co-Founder-MakerBot
Cool Tools Minute
cool-tools.org
iFixit Electronics Toolkit
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01MRNIFR6/ctmakerupdate-20
Cool Tools Podcast Patreon
patreon.com/cooltools
Maker Faires
makerfaire.com/map
Maker Faire Wallonia Liege
Adana Mini Maker Faire Adana
Izmir Mini Maker Faire Izmir
Vilnius Mini Maker Faire Vilnius
Lomé Mini Maker Faire (Lome) Lomé
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![The Perfect Summer Robot [Maker Update #35]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fMoMwm_fhoI/mqdefault.jpg "The Perfect Summer Robot [Maker Update #35]
This week, a beer cooler that follows you, the Circuit Playground Express, Adafruit and Microsoft, Other Machine Co. and Bre Pettis, and Tinkercad Lego export. Our featured Cool Tool is the iFixit Electronic Toolkit https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01MRNIFR6/ctmakerupdate-20
—Show Notes—
(Extended show notes here: http://wp.me/p7HjS6-cM)
Maker Faire 2017
http://makezine.com/2017/05/19/maker-faire-bay-area-2017/
Opening Power Racing Series Race
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/145519617?t=05h16m03s
Amazing Tales from the Workshop
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/145519617?t=06h48m44s
Endurance Race
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/145925679?t=03h33m31s
Advanced Project
Make an Autonomous Follow Me Cooler Made by Hacker House
https://www.hackster.io/hackerhouse/make-an-autonomous-follow-me-cooler-7ca8bc?ref=featured
News
Circuit Playground Express, Supported by #MakeCode | @Microsoft @MSMakeCode #MicrosoftEDU
https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/05/19/circuit-playground-express-supported-by-makecode-microsoft-msmakecode-microsoftedu/
Circuit Playground Express - Developer Edition
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333
Microsoft MakeCode for Adafruit Guide
https://learn.adafruit.com/makecode
Announcing Microsoft MakeCode for Circuit Playground Express
https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2017/05/announcing-microsoft-makecode-for-circuit-playground-express/
MakeCode
https://makecode.adafruit.com/
Tinkercad Adding Embedded Circuits, Lego Exports, and More
http://makezine.com/2017/05/20/tinkercad-adds-embedded-circuits-lego-exports/
https://twitter.com/tinkercad/status/865958545124057088
Other Machine Co. Acquired by Bre Pettis, Former CEO and Co-Founder of MakerBot
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170522005985/en/Machine-Acquired-Bre-Pettis-CEO-Co-Founder-MakerBot
Cool Tools Minute
http://cool-tools.org
iFixit Electronics Toolkit
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01MRNIFR6/ctmakerupdate-20
Cool Tools Podcast Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/cooltools
Maker Faires
http://makerfaire.com/map/
Maker Faire Wallonia Liege
Adana Mini Maker Faire Adana
Izmir Mini Maker Faire Izmir
Vilnius Mini Maker Faire Vilnius
Lomé Mini Maker Faire (Lome) Lomé
Strasbourg Mini Maker Faire Strasbourg
Torino Mini Maker Faire Torino
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Chisinau Mini Maker Faire Chisinau
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![Sun Powered CNC [Maker Update #30]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hDejLQxcVo0/mqdefault.jpg "Sun Powered CNC [Maker Update #30]
This week, an all natural laser engraver, a fume-free portable workstation, 3D printed Lego tape, and a collection of vintage Mac software you can use in your browser. This weeks Cool Tool is Knipex Cutters: http://amzn.to/2onGa20
Expanded show notes: http://wp.me/p7HjS6-bE
Kitty Car Update
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kitty-grabs-back-electric-gokart-racing#/
Projects
Solar Draw by rabbitcreek
https://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-Draw/
Stepper Motor Screw with Nut Slider
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Phases-4-Wires-DC-4-9V-18-Degrees-Drive-Stepper-Motor-Screw-with-Nut-Slider-/222027233255
Fume Extractor by I Like to Make Stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNbNKMQhCOQ
Cool Tools Minute
Knipex High Leverage Cutters
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2onGa20
Adam Savage review: http://kk.org/cooltools/knipex-high-leverage-cutters/
This weeks Cool Tools podcast:
Simone Giertz
http://kk.org/cooltools/simone-giertz-robot-maker-and-youtuber/
Tools/Tips
Tips of the Week: Shop Vac Digging, Know Your Bolts, and Arranging Your Drivers
http://makezine.com/2017/04/14/tips-of-the-week-shop-vac-digging-know-your-bolts-and-arranging-your-drivers/
Patterns Collection - for Bending Rigid Materials by CncFactory
http://www.instructables.com/id/Patterns-Collection-for-Bending-Rigid-Materials/
3D Printed Lego Tape
https://learn.adafruit.com/3d-printed-lego-tape/overview
Internet Archive Brings 80s and 90s Mac Programs Back to Life
http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/gaming/a26119/internet-archive-brings-old-macintosh-products-back-to-life/
https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_mac
Maker Faires http://makerfaire.com/map/
New Orleans Mini Maker Faire New Orleans, Louisiana
Maker Faire Sachsen Chemnitz
Maker Faire Burlington Burlington, North Carolina
Maker Faire Westport Westport, Connecticut
Bloomsburg Mini Maker Faire Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Red Deer Mini Maker Faire Red Deer, Alberta
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![Robots, Skulls and Middle Fingers [Maker Update #03]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iCeBkPLlr-Y/mqdefault.jpg "Robots, Skulls and Middle Fingers [Maker Update #03]
This week on Maker Update, a robot dog that probably won’t kill you, a skull made out of string, a lamp made out of veneer, and ways to measure things with parts of your body.
Show Notes
Project of the Week
Worlds Smallest MAME cabinet (Philip Burgess)
https://learn.adafruit.com/worlds-smallest-mame-arcade-cabinet
News
Ghost Robotics $10k Minitaur robot
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/ghost-robotics-minitaur-quadruped
Projects
Veneer Lamp (Gluekoza)
http://www.instructables.com/id/Veneer-Lamp-1/
Sugar Skull String Art (Nerehma)
http://www.instructables.com/id/Sugar-Skull-String-Art/
Tools/Tips
Body Ruler (via Gareth)
http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/bodyruler/
PiBakery
http://www.pibakery.org/
Events
The Deconstruction
http://thedeconstruction.org/manifesto/
Maker Faires
http://makerfaire.com/map/
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![Project Power [Maker Update #61]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ixFuppvvRRs/mqdefault.jpg "Project Power [Maker Update #61]
This week, a solar-powered plant monitor, Dale and Naomi make up, a macro for your GoPro, and Make’s desktop fabrication guide. The Cool Tool this week is the DLI IoT Relay: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00WV7GMA2/ctmakerupdate-20
++Show Notes++
Advanced Project
Solar Soil Moisture Meter With ESP8266 by bekathwia
https://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-Soil-Moisture-Meter-With-ESP8266/
News
Dale and Naomi Make Up
https://makezine.com/2017/11/19/apology-to-naomi-wu/
https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/932363497647751168
More Projects
DIY Action Cam Macro Lens by JON-A-TRON
https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Action-Cam-Macro-Lens/
Cool Tools Minute
http://cool-tools.org
DLI IoT Relay
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00WV7GMA2/ctmakerupdate-20
Tools/Tips
Make: Desktop Fabrication Guide is out
Visual 3D Print Finishing Guide by Tom Nardi
https://hackaday.com/2017/11/15/visual-3d-print-finishing-guide/
How to Use Pepakura for Armor Making by Waynes Workshop
https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/11/17/how-to-use-pepakura-for-armor-making/
USB-A Male Plug to 5-pin Terminal Block
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3628
Look for Black Friday sales from Pololu, Sparkfun, and Adafruit
https://www.pololu.com/blackfriday2017
https://www.sparkfun.com/BFCMSale2017
Maker Faires
http://makerfaire.com/map/
Make Faire Galicia Spain
Lviv Mini Maker Faire Ukraine
Pleasant Prairie Mini Maker Faire USA
Kuala Lumpur Mini Maker Faire Malaysia
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![Power Tool Tachometer [Maker Update #42]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jb3eijXzBTw/mqdefault.jpg "Power Tool Tachometer [Maker Update #42]
This week,, Pterodactyl automata, a tachometer for your tools, Hackaday Superconference, understanding screws, and making better projects. This week’s Cool Tool is poster putty https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BKQDB4/ctmakerupdate-20
SHOW NOTES
(extended notes available here: http://wp.me/p7HjS6-g1)
Projects
Pterodactyl, Pseudo Style by Greg Zumwalt
https://www.instructables.com/id/Pterodactyl-Pseudo-Style/
Pro Trinket Tachometer by Bill Earl
https://learn.adafruit.com/pro-trinket-tachometer/overview
News
New Make: magazine (v58)
http://makezine.com/2017/07/09/twim-magazine-volume-58-first-maker-share-mission/
Hackaday Superconference tickets on sale
http://hackaday.com/2017/07/10/hackaday-superconference-tickets-and-proposals/
Cool Tools Minute
http://cool-tools.org
Poster Putty
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BKQDB4/ctmakerupdate-20
5 Fantastic Uses for Poster Putty article by Gareth Branwyn on Make:
http://makezine.com/2016/07/09/5-fantastic-uses-poster-putty/
Tools/Tips
Collin Cunningham on Cool Tools Podcast
http://kk.org/cooltools/collin-cunningham-creative-engineer-at-adafruit-industries/
Screws: What You Need to Know by Essential Craftsman (Scott Wadsworth)
https://youtu.be/N3jG5xtSQAo
Tips of the Week: Tool Layout, Parachute Bags, Glove-Love, and Bendy Sticks
http://makezine.com/2017/07/07/tips-of-the-week-5/
Beckys Project Documentation Tips
https://www.instructables.com/id/5-Tips-for-Documenting-DIY-Projects/
Maker Events
http://makerfaire.com/map/
Maker Faire Bodensee Friedrichshafen
Maker Faire Xian Xian, Shaanxi
Waterbury Mini Maker Faire Waterbury, Vermont
Dublin Maker http://www.dublinmaker.ie/
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![Revenge of the Fish [Maker Update #40]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jz5V__Rvzyc/mqdefault.jpg "Revenge of the Fish [Maker Update #40]
This week on Maker Update: how to give a fish a hammer, Intel gives up, Raspbian gets an update, Printrbot tries for infinite Z, a love letter to gaffer tape, and a better way to trim a zip-tie. This week’s featured Cool Tool is Gaffer Power Gaffer Tape: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01DFNNE7Y/ctmakerupdate-20
Show Notes
(Extended show notes available here: http://wp.me/p7HjS6-fx)
Advanced Project of the Week
Fish Hammer Actuation Device by neilmendoza
https://www.instructables.com/id/Fish-Hammer-Actuation-Device/
News
INTEL Discontinues Joule, Galileo, and Edison Product Lines
http://hackaday.com/2017/06/19/intel-discontinues-joule-galileo-and-edison-product-lines/
Raspbian Update https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/a-raspbian-desktop-update-with-some-new-programming-tools/
PrintrBot PrintrBelt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaycGSPEv38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsHptT5x7fg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByQY0iIToW0&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp_zlJSb5o0
DIYode Magazine
https://diyodemag.com/
Cool Tools Minute
http://cool-tools.org
Gaffer Power Gaffer Tape 2 Inch X 30 Yards
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01DFNNE7Y/ctmakerupdate-20
Gaffer Power Gaffer Tape 3 Inch X 30 Yards - Black
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01FZXLN5C/ctmakerupdate-20
Gaffer Tape Review by Monty Zukowski 10/6/03
http://kk.org/cooltools/gaffers-tape/
Tools/Tips
Twisting Zip-Ties to Cut Them (via Make)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqIJcgxEZMQ
http://makezine.com/2017/06/23/tips-of-the-week-cordless-tool-battery-hack-3d-printing-sanding-grips-and-the-orbital-sawing-stroke/
Instructables Contests Ending Soon
http://www.instructables.com/contest/
Maker Faires
http://makerfaire.com/map/
Institute of Imagination Mini Maker Faire London
Maker Faire Detroit Dearborn, Michigan
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![Zip-Tie Lamps, ESP32, and a Monster Detector [Maker Update]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kCKUoYB8OqQ/mqdefault.jpg "Zip-Tie Lamps, ESP32, and a Monster Detector [Maker Update]
Weekly news from the maker universe.
News from this episode...
ESP32 Released
http://hackaday.com/2016/09/05/new-part-day-the-esp32-has-been-released/
Projects in this episode...
Zip Tie Starlight lamp:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Zip-Tie-Starlight/?ALLSTEPS
Solar Powered Fairy House:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-Powered-Fairy-House/?ALLSTEPS
Hot Wire Foam Cutter:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Plywood-Hot-Wire-Foam-Cutter/?ALLSTEPS
Monster Detector:
http://makezine.com/projects/monster-detector/
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