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| Laser-Cut Dymaxion Globe |
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| Hot off the presses from Make: Volume 58: Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion projection is a method of unwrapping a spherical map of the Earth onto a flat plane with surprisingly little distortion. The flat Dymaxion map can then be divided up into triangles and folded back into a three-dimensional figure. Here's how to make your own with a lasercutter and 3D printer. |
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The State of Boards: Small, Simple Hardware Rules
Over the last few years, we've seen a huge growth in the number and variety of both microcontroller boards and single-board computers. But as company's race to stuff feature after feature onto new and increasingly expensive boards, it's the inexpensive, "good enough" boards, like the ESP8266, that are capturing imaginations and building communities. | |
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Refurbishing Old Hot Wheels Toy Cars
Original, mint condition versions of vintage Hot Wheels and Matchbox toy cars can fetch big money at auction, selling for hundreds, even thousands of dollars. YouTuber baremetalHW takes beat up, rusted, and otherwise sad-looking examples of these vintage cars and shows you techniques to nurse them back to their former glory. | |
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Chaotic Double Pendulum Cat Toy
Dragging a toy on a piece of string is a time-honored way to entertain a cat. But you can automate the process using the chaotic motion of a simple compound pendulum to keep kitty (and you) entertained for hours. | |
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Cobble Together a Low-Tech Music Box
From the new book Make: Musical Inventions: Music boxes are known for their tinkly sound. Like thumb pianos, the teeth can be made out of any material that makes an interesting sound when it is plucked or tapped. This version uses assorted wire springs, but you can try other kinds of noisemakers as well. What kind of music will you make? | |
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Maker Share Mission: Making @ School
Attention middle school and high school students! Enter the Making @ School challenge and tell us about a project that you made at your school or library's makerspace for a chance to earn $1,000 for your makerspace, and spotlight the technical and creative innovations happening there. Bonus points to projects that include a Show-and-Tell video to show what the project does and how you made it. | |
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| TinyTILE is a BLE-ready, Intel Curie-powered board, perfect for small projects in need of a powerful brain. Plus, you get a full assortment of Arduino pins in a 35mm×26mm footprint. |
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| Make: and Fat Brain Toys are launching the Kidventor Challenge, which will offer kids, grades 1–6, the opportunity to submit design ideas for new toys and games. The winner will get their design developed into an actual Fat Brain toy! |
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| The Call For Makers is now open for the 8th annual World Maker Faire in New York! Number eight is going to be bigger than ever as we return to the largest city in the U.S. and fill the New York Hall of Science with incredible innovation and creativity. Apply today! |
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