The Sick Unicorn [Maker Update] @MakerProjectLab
The Sick Unicorn [Maker Update]  @MakerProjectLab
Uploaded May 2018 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago
This week, a soap-vomiting unicorn, two new boards from Arduino, a mini marblevator, a neopixel thumb war, and more. This week's Cool Tool is the Hobart Handler 140 MIG Welder: amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B009X43F38/ctmakerupdate-20

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++Show Notes [Maker Update #82]++
Expanded show notes available here: makerprojectlab.com/the-sick-unicorn-maker-update

-=Project of the Week=-

SOAP VOMITING UNICORN by Britt Michelsen
instructables.com/id/Soap-Vomiting-Unicorn

-=News=-

Maker Faire Bay Area Wrap-Up
makezine.com/2018/05/18/live-updates-maker-faire-bay-area-2018

Maker Faire Live Video Saturday
youtu.be/twNuTDDK-Hw

Maker Faire Live Video Sunday
youtu.be/gR80QjH6rxg

Power Racing Series 2018 Sprint 1
youtu.be/WDPJp41xWtc

Arduino's FPGA Board (MKR Vidor 4000) and Uno WiFi Rev2
blog.arduino.cc/2018/05/17/say-hello-to-the-next-generation-of-arduino-boards
hackaday.com/2018/05/18/arduino-just-introduced-an-fpga-board-announces-debugging-and-better-software
hackaday.com/2018/05/20/video-of-the-arduino-fpga-board-demo-at-maker-faire
blog.hackster.io/introducing-the-arduino-uno-wifi-7118f428ad39
blog.hackster.io/introducing-the-mkr-vidor-4000-7b3f50e7f12f

-=More Projects=-

MARBLEVATOR MINI, LOOP by Greg Zumwalt
instructables.com/id/Marblevator-Mini-Loop

NEO PIXEL, FASTEST THUMB GAME by wellsey1972
instructables.com/id/Neo-Pixel-Fastest-Thumb-Game

Box-E Box by Daniel Plata, Simone Pivetta & Samar Gmach
shakethatbutton.com/box-e-box

HIS & HERS RAZOR HOLDERS by Mikeasaurus
instructables.com/id/His-Hers-Razor-Holders

WORKING MINI LEGO PINBALL MACHINE by Lego Man
instructables.com/id/Working-Mini-Lego-Pinball-Machine

Tapeless tape Deck by Artur Młynarz
http://www.mp3tapelessdeck.pl/
hackaday.com/2018/05/21/ditch-the-tapes-put-an-android-in-your-deck

Mitxela StyloCard
mitxela.com/projects/stylocard

-=Cool Tools Minute=-
cool-tools.org

Hobart Handler 140 MIG Welder 115V
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B009X43F38/ctmakerupdate-20

Antra AH6-260-0000 Solar Power Auto Darkening Welding Helmet
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00BWAEYV8/ctmakerupdate-20

Adjustable Steel Welding Table
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B010FINPZ8/ctmakerupdate-20

Wire Scratch Brush
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00208BX4C/ctmakerupdate-20

MIG Welding Gloves
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
makezine.com/2018/05/11/tips-of-the-week-voronoi-patterns-minwax-as-a-mask-diy-bondo-knobs-and-being-prepared

Voronator
voronator.com

MAKE 3D PRINTABLE VORONOI PATTERNS WITH AUTODESK® MESHMIXER
instructables.com/id/Make-Voronoi-Pattern-with-Autodesk-Meshmixer

Classes with Mike Warren from Instructables
blog.trystudio.co/story/mike

Adafruit Crickit
learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-crickit-creative-robotic-interactive-construction-kit

Adafruit Parts CAD files
github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CAD_Parts

CircuitPython 3.0.0 Beta 0 Released
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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