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Tuesday April 11, 2017

Making an Impressive Working Robotic Arm from Cardboard   Robot arms are always fun to play around with, and you can build this hydraulic-powered robot arm using syringes and simple household items.

READ MORE           Sponsored by:             How I Added Tank Treads to a Go-Kart    Maker Samer Najia has been a tank fan since he was young and decided to upgrade a go-kart with tank treads. Here's how he did it and how he became friends with the Make: author that inspired his build.       READ MORE           Sponsored Content       Create Custom Parts Like the Pros    Get instant quotes on CNC Machining & 3D Printing with Xometry and download free production guides for tips and tricks on designing your custom parts. Use the same instant quoting platform as engineers from NASA and General Electric to get instant pricing on over 100 materials.       LEARN MORE           Upcycling Spent Beer Grain into Tasty Granola Bars    Brewing beer leaves a host of unused grains. Regrained is an upcycled granola made from “spent” grains that shows potential to reuse wasted edible material from urban breweries.       READ MORE           Using OpenDesk.CC to Create CNC Furniture    Opendesk has a host of free downloadable furniture designs for non-commercial use. Make:contributor Art Krumsee walks through the process of building a meeting table featured on the site, from downloading the files all the way to assembly.       READ MORE           OpenAPS Offers Open Source Tools for Diabetes Management    Dana Lewis wants to improve the lives of diabetics and has spent the last three years working to perfect a DIY artificial pancreas system — and making the plans available and easy for others to implement.       READ MORE           MakeShift Challenge: Retrieve Your Keys from a 15' Crevice    On a metal-detecting trip out to the middle of nowhere, you lose your keys (and Swiss Army Knife attached to them) down a crevice between two boulders. Since cell service is nowhere to be found and your car's anti-theft system is a little too good, how do you safely reclaim your keys before night falls?       READ MORE           More from Make:   Hybrid digital fabrication machines combine features of 3D printers, CNC mills, and other tools all in one box on your work bench. Check out our reviews for the BoXZY and ZMorph 2.0 hybrid machines.   Check out our weekly tips column for clever tricks and great shop ideas. This week: holding nuts with tape, paper patterns and templates, and acetate over-notes.   The Ameba RTL8195 is great for any type of “sensing” project, from solar energy systems and other environmental readings to automation solutions, plus quadcopters and robotics. Check out our review.           Upcoming Maker Faires    »  Kent State Mini Maker Faire (Kent, Ohio): April 14  »  Omaha Mini Maker Faire (NE): April 15  »  Salt Lake City Mini Maker Faire (UT): April 15  »  Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire (Scotland, UK): April 16  »  New Orleans Mini Maker Faire (LA): April 22  »  Maker Faire Burlington (NC): April 22  »  Maker Faire Westport (CT): April 22  »  Bloomsburg Mini Maker Faire (PA): April 22  »  Red Deer Mini Maker Faire (Alberta, Canada): April 22  »  Maker Faire Sachsen (Chemnitz, Germany): April 22–23  »  Flagship Faire: Maker Faire Bay Area (San Mateo, CA): May 19–21    Find a Maker Faire near you on the Maker Faire map.     FIND A FAIRE         Maker Media, Inc | 1700 Montgomery St, Suite 240 | San Francisco, CA 94111