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This week on Maker Update, a zoetrope and a fidget spinner make a baby, an SLS printer from Formlabs, a Raspberry Pi weather chamber, component carnage, and a tiny OLED Pi screen. Our featured Cool Tool is the Hakko FX-901 cordless soldering iron: amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00FZPUA28/ctmakerupdate-20
SHOW NOTES
(Full show notes available here: wp.me/p7HjS6-eW)
Advanced Project of the Week
Zoetrope Fidget Spinner by JON-A-TRON
instructables.com/id/Zoetrope-Fidget-Spinner
-=News=-
Formlabs Announces Desktop SLS Printer, Automated Manufacturing System
makezine.com/2017/06/05/formlabs-fuse-1-form-cell
formlabs.com/3d-printers/fuse-1
-=More Projects=-
Storm Glass - the Weather Forecasting Lamp That Simulates Real Weather Conditions! by The Modern Inventor
instructables.com/id/Storm-Glass-the-Weather-Forecasting-Lamp-That-Simu
Component Creatures by randofo
instructables.com/id/Component-Creatures
-=Cool Tools Minute=-
cool-tools.org
Hakko FX-901 Soldering Iron
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00FZPUA28/ctmakerupdate-20
-=Tools/Tips=-
Tom Sachs Travel Kit (submitted by Andrew Cavette)
instagram.com/p/BUtz4TvgzA3
Tips of the Week: Big Wrench/Small Bolt, Organizing Screws, Mailbox Garden Tool Stash by Gareth Branwyn
makezine.com/2017/06/02/tips-of-the-week-2
Pi Camera Focal Length Adjustment Tool
adafruit.com/product/3518
Adafruit PiOLED - 128x32 Monochrome OLED Add-on for Raspberry Pi
adafruit.com/product/3527
-=Announcements=-
Vacation mode activated next week
Kitty Grabs Back Build Diary
makerprojectlab.com/making-the-kitty-grabs-back-electric-go-kart
-=Maker Faires=-
makerfaire.com/map
Maker Faire Berlin Berlin
Maker Faire Paris Paris
Eastern Long Island Mini Maker Faire Port Jefferson, New York
Vancouver Mini Maker Faire Vancouver, British Columbia
Eugene Mini Maker Faire Eugene, Oregon
Manila Mini Maker Faire Bonifacio Global City
Castelo Branco Mini Maker Faire Castelo Branco
Hamilton Mini Maker Faire Hamilton, ON
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This week on Maker Update, a zoetrope and a fidget spinner make a baby, an SLS printer from Formlabs, a Raspberry Pi weather chamber, component carnage, and a tiny OLED Pi screen. Our featured Cool Tool is the Hakko FX-901 cordless soldering iron: amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00FZPUA28/ctmakerupdate-20
SHOW NOTES
(Full show notes available here: wp.me/p7HjS6-eW)
Advanced Project of the Week
Zoetrope Fidget Spinner by JON-A-TRON
instructables.com/id/Zoetrope-Fidget-Spinner
-=News=-
Formlabs Announces Desktop SLS Printer, Automated Manufacturing System
makezine.com/2017/06/05/formlabs-fuse-1-form-cell
formlabs.com/3d-printers/fuse-1
-=More Projects=-
Storm Glass - the Weather Forecasting Lamp That Simulates Real Weather Conditions! by The Modern Inventor
instructables.com/id/Storm-Glass-the-Weather-Forecasting-Lamp-That-Simu
Component Creatures by randofo
instructables.com/id/Component-Creatures
-=Cool Tools Minute=-
cool-tools.org
Hakko FX-901 Soldering Iron
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00FZPUA28/ctmakerupdate-20
-=Tools/Tips=-
Tom Sachs Travel Kit (submitted by Andrew Cavette)
instagram.com/p/BUtz4TvgzA3
Tips of the Week: Big Wrench/Small Bolt, Organizing Screws, Mailbox Garden Tool Stash by Gareth Branwyn
makezine.com/2017/06/02/tips-of-the-week-2
Pi Camera Focal Length Adjustment Tool
adafruit.com/product/3518
Adafruit PiOLED - 128x32 Monochrome OLED Add-on for Raspberry Pi
adafruit.com/product/3527
-=Announcements=-
Vacation mode activated next week
Kitty Grabs Back Build Diary
makerprojectlab.com/making-the-kitty-grabs-back-electric-go-kart
-=Maker Faires=-
makerfaire.com/map
Maker Faire Berlin Berlin
Maker Faire Paris Paris
Eastern Long Island Mini Maker Faire Port Jefferson, New York
Vancouver Mini Maker Faire Vancouver, British Columbia
Eugene Mini Maker Faire Eugene, Oregon
Manila Mini Maker Faire Bonifacio Global City
Castelo Branco Mini Maker Faire Castelo Branco
Hamilton Mini Maker Faire Hamilton, ON
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![CNC Spiral Stairs [Maker Update #49]
This week, spiral stairs, the Trinket M0, a glove that tracks high-fives, Charlotte the drawbot, and a tip for storing filament. This week’s Cool Tool is the BESTEK Power Inverter: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004MDXS0U/ctmakerupdate-20
Show Notes
[Expanded show notes available here: https://wp.me/p7HjS6-hC]
Advanced Project
Spiral Staircase With a TON of Curves by MauiMakes (Nick Fournier)
https://www.instructables.com/id/Spiral-Staircase-With-a-TON-of-Curves/
News
Adafruit Releases Trinket M0
https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/08/24/new-product-adafruit-trinket-m0-for-use-with-circuitpython-arduino-ide/
More Projects
High Five Counting Glove by Caleb Kraft
http://makezine.com/2017/08/25/counting-high-fives-world-maker-faire/
Adafruit Trinket React Counter
https://learn.adafruit.com/trinket-react-counter/
Charlotte by _toreilly
https://www.instructables.com/id/Charlotte/
Cool Tools Minute
http://cool-tools.org
BESTEK 300W Power Inverter DC 12V to 110V AC Car Inverter with 4.2A Dual USB Car Adapter
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004MDXS0U/ctmakerupdate-20
Tools/Tips
Shop Tips: Storing 3D Printer Filament http://www.tested.com/tech/3d-printing/723391-shop-tips-storing-3d-printer-filament/
Opposable Thumbs Podcast http://www.opposablepodcast.com/episodes
Maker Faires
http://makerfaire.com/map/
Maker Faire Eindhoven
San Jose Mini Maker Faire
Des Moines Mini Maker Faire
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![Neural Synthesizer [Maker Update]
This week, a Neural Synthesizer from Google, a 3D printed horse, welding plastic, a charcoal fume extractor, a constellation necklace, extending your drill by a foot, Eagle 9, and soldering unicorns. This weeks Cool Tool is the Irwin 12 bit holder: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008KISM/ctmakerupdate-20
★Buy Me a Coffee★
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(p.s. You’re awesome!)
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++Show Notes [Maker Update #80]++
Advanced Project of the Week
Open NSynth Super by GoogleCreativeLab
https://nsynthsuper.withgoogle.com/
https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/building-the-google-open-nsynth-super
https://magenta.tensorflow.org/nsynth
https://github.com/googlecreativelab/open-nsynth-super
More Projects
Horse Prototype by Greg Zumwalt
https://www.instructables.com/id/Horse-Prototype/
WELDING PLASTICS: INSTRUCTABLES ROBOT NIGHTLIGHT by nerdyKat
https://www.instructables.com/id/Welding-Plastics-Instructables-Robot-Nightlight/
Solder Fume Extractor by Ruiz Bros.
https://learn.adafruit.com/desktop-fume-extractor
3D PRINT CONSTELLATION NECKLACE by Penolopy Bulnick
https://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Print-Constellation-Necklace/
Cool Tools Minute
http://cool-tools.org
Irwin Tools 4935705 1/4in. x 12in. Lock-n-Load Quick Change Bit Holder
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008KISM/ctmakerupdate-20
Example adapters:
Makita B-35097 Impact Gold Ultra-Magnetic Torsion Insert Bit Holder
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00ECMC1F4/ctmakerupdate-20
DEWALT DWARA100 Right Angle Attachment
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00C0VSNKQ/ctmakerupdate-20
Socket Bit Hex Shanks
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01NCOIF4G/ctmakerupdate-20
Tools/Tips
Autodesk Eagle 9 is out
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/eagle-forum/eagle-version-9-is-here-nothing-short-of-awesome/m-p/7940181#M11982
Hackspace Issue #6
https://hackspace.raspberrypi.org/issues/6
FastLED Matrix Library for ESP32
https://hackaday.com/2018/04/21/fast-led-matrix-graphics-for-the-esp32/
https://hackaday.io/project/148066-smartmatrix-library-esp32-port
Sparkfun Unicorn Soldering Badge
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14639
Google AIY Kits in Target
https://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=Google+Vision+Kit+AIY
Jim Leemhuis 4-part Animatronic Eyeball video guide
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHvctKwAXIO9NymX37Q3Bx37O51-xKgC_
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2857377
Maker Faires
Shanghai China
West Palm Beach, Florida USA
Hsinchu Taiwan
Newcastle upon Tyne UK
Mashpee, Massachusetts USA
Tyler, Texas USA
Gibsons, BC Canada
Burlington, North Carolina USA
Dillingen-Saar Germany
Fresno, California USA
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![Laser Cut Water Map [Maker Update #53]
This week, backlit maps with epoxy water, the Prusa MK3, two new Arduino boards, a Pocket Beagle, Dremel’s answer to Glowforge, and printable tools. This week’s Cool Tool is the Robo-Grip 7 Curved Jaw Pliers https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002O0US4W/ctmakerupdate-20
++Show Notes++
[Read expanded show notes here: https://wp.me/p7HjS6-iF]
Advanced Project of the Week
Illuminated Waterways of the United States Map by AlexT9
https://www.instructables.com/id/Illuminated-Waterways-of-the-United-States-Map/
News
Dremel Announces 40 Watt Laser Cutter
https://makezine.com/2017/09/23/dremel-announces-40-watt-laser-cutter/
Prusa I3 MK3 Available for Preorder
http://www.prusaprinters.org/original-prusa-i3-mk3-bloody-smart/
http://shop.prusa3d.com/en/3d-printers/181-original-prusa-i3-mk3-3d-printer.html
Arduino MKR WAN 1300 and MKR GSM 1400 Announced
https://blog.arduino.cc/2017/09/25/introducing-the-arduino-mkr-wan-1300-and-mkr-gsm-1400/
https://makezine.com/2017/09/23/arduino-widens-wireless-offerings-two-new-boards/
(Comparable to Adafruit Feather M0 with RFM95 LoRa Radio)
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3178
Beagle Bone Launches $25 PocketBeagle
https://makezine.com/product-review/pocketbeagle/
http://www.zdnet.com/article/raspberry-pi-zero-sized-pocketbeagle-25-open-source-computer-is-tiny-as-a-key-fob/
https://beagleboard.org/pocket
Adafruit calls Out Federico Mustos Whats Next boards
http://whatsnext.shop/
https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/09/23/whatsnext-arduino-clones-from-federicomusto-ph-d/
Cool Tools Minute
http://cool-tools.org
CRL Robo-Grip 7 Curved Jaw Pliers
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002O0US4W/ctmakerupdate-20
Podcast: Windell Oskay, Co-Founder of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
http://kk.org/cooltools/windell-oskay-co-founder-of-evil-mad-scientist-laboratories/
Tools/Tips
Wirecutter Soldering Iron Guide
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-soldering-irons/
Open Source AT Library (via Adafruit blog)
http://www.makersmakingchange.com/open-source-repository/
Wireless Foundations by Akiba
https://freaklabs.org/wireless-foundations-part-1-what-are-these-wave-thingies-anyhow/
5 Super-Useful 3D Printable Tools by Gareth Branwyn and Black Beard
https://makezine.com/2017/09/25/5-super-useful-3d-printable-tools/
Maker Faires
http://makerfaire.com/map/
Steyr Mini Maker Faire Steyr
Prince George Mini Maker Faire Prince George, BC
Sherbrooke Mini Maker Faire Sherbrooke, Québec
Nashville Mini Maker Faire Nashville, Tennessee
Mayersche Mini Maker Faire Cologne
Essex Mini Maker Faire Essex, Vermont
Southcoast MA Mini Maker Faire Fall River, Massachusetts
Youve Got My Eyes, SF http://youvegotmyeyes.party/
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![Arduino Time, the Hard Way [Maker Update #28]
This week, telling time with a rack and pinion Arduino clock, a knitting machine you can buy, a Pi photo booth that won’t let you down, and hammerhead Pi pins. This weeks Cool Tool is FastCap Babe-Bot http://amzn.to/2ni1Ls3
Show Notes
(Full blog version here: http://wp.me/p7HjS6-bg)
Project of the Week
Perpetual Clock With Arduino by JON-A-TRON
https://www.instructables.com/id/Perpetual-Clock-With-Arduino/
Fusion 360 Rack and Pinion Gear Rob Duarte
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khG4Zk5XZrw
News
Kniterate Automated Knitting Machine
http://makezine.com/2017/03/30/kniterate-launches-automated-knitting-machine/
Projects
All Seeing Pi Photo Booth (via Adafruit)
https://www.raspberrypi.org/learning/the-all-seeing-pi/
https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/03/31/the-all-seeing-pi-a-rasberry-pi-photo-booth-piday-raspberrypi-raspberry_pi/
Cool Tools Minute
FastCap Babe-Bot bottle
http://amzn.to/2ni1Ls3
http://kk.org/cooltools/paolo-salvagione-visual-artist/
Tools/Tips
Hammerhead Jig
https://www.adafruit.com/products/3413
MagPi #56
https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/issues/56/
Maker Faires http://makerfaire.com/map/
Maker Faire Cairo Cairo, Giza
Maker Faire Hong Kong Hong Kong
Maker Faire Miami Miami, Florida
Tri-State Mini Maker Faire Lakeville, Connecticut
Fresno Mini Maker Faire Fresno, California
Mission Creek ALT
http://missioncreekfestival.com/schedule/alt-2017/ Arduino Time, the Hard Way [Maker Update #28]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rEj1smLzR4g/mqdefault.jpg)
![Car Lock Pinball [Maker Update #60]
A Pi-powered Airplay boombox, the Hackaday Grand Prize winner, pinball with car parts, drying filament, and exploded diagrams. The Cool Tool is a LewanSoul Servo Tester: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07485M6PH/ctmakerupdate-20
++Show Notes++
[Extended show notes available here: http://makerprojectlab.com/car-lock-pinball-maker-update-60/]
Advanced Project
Boomy Pi Airplay Boombox by Ruiz Brothers
https://learn.adafruit.com/boomy-pi-airplay
News
Open Source Underwater Glider Wins 2017 Hackaday Grand Prize
https://hackaday.com/2017/11/11/open-source-underwater-glider-wins-2017-hackaday-prize/
Top Projects in 2017 Hackaday Prize
https://hackaday.com/2017/11/10/these-are-the-top-projects-in-the-2017-hackaday-prize/
More Projects
DIY Pinball by Chris Mitchell
https://hackaday.io/project/27816-diy-pinball-the-cheap-way
Car door actuators on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01L0HWYTQ/ctmakerupdate-20
Cool Tools Minute
http://cool-tools.org
Digital Servo Tester Controller with Voltage Display
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07485M6PH/ctmakerupdate-20
3D Printed Animatronic Puppet by JON-A-TRON
https://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Printed-Animatronic-Puppet/
Tools/Tips
Storing Filament by Paige Russell
https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Store-3D-Printing-Filament/
Why Moisture Wrecks Filament by MatterHackers
https://www.matterhackers.com/news/filament-and-water
Easy Exploded 3D Drawings by JON-A-TRON
https://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Exploded-3D-Drawings/
Native MP3 decoding on Arduino by Dean Miller
https://learn.adafruit.com/native-mp3-decoding-on-arduino
Workbench Saddlebag
https://blog.lostartpress.com/2017/08/28/a-saddlebag-for-my-workbench/
Maker Faires
Bengaluru India
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
Rochester, New York USA
Poughkeepsie, New York USA
Kiel Germany
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![Too Many Captains (And Not Enough Wire) [alt.ctrl.gdc 2018]
At the alt.ctrl showcase at GDC 2018, Avi Romanoff talks to Maker Project Lab about the game Too Many Captains (And Not Enough Wire) he co-created with Giada Sun.
The team describes it as: A game where two or more players work together to pilot a spaceship through outer space. The engineer has the controller, and they plug colored wires into panels on the game’s controller. However, the engineer can’t see the screen — they need to rely on the other players, the captains — to guide them to victory.
You can learn more about the game here: https://vimeo.com/245489360
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![Robot Lab Builds Worlds Smallest Drone [Maker Update 09]
This week, an infinity mirror that bends, a single-motor miniature drone, a no-weld go-kart, mechanical iris goggles, and more.
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SHOW NOTES
Project of the Week
Warping Infinity Mirror
http://www.instructables.com/id/Warping-Infinity-Mirror/
News
Piccolissimo Smallest Drone
http://modlabupenn.org/piccolissimo/
Projects
Furze No-Weld GoKart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuRV-uXGy1w
LoboCNC Iris Goggles
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1833286
NeatherBot Remix
http://www.thingiverse.com/make:263657
Tools/Tips
Small Alligator Clip to Male Jumper Wire Bundle
https://www.adafruit.com/products/3255
Becky Sterns Arduino Class
http://www.instructables.com/class/Arduino-Class/
Shout Out
Cool Tools
http://kk.org/cooltools/china-travelmaker-updateanti-boredom/
Cool Tools podcast
http://kk.org/cooltools/category/podcast-2
Recomendo
http://recomendo.com/
Maker Faires
http://makerfaire.com/map/
Cleveland Mini Maker Faire Cleveland, Ohio USA
Rio de Janeiro Mini Maker Faire Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Maker Faire Lille Lille France
Kharkiv Mini Maker Faire Kharkiv Ukraine
Maker Faire Adelaide Adelaide Australia
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