Make: Newsletter - Beauty and the Bolt, Laser Cut Star Map, and Giant Mechanical Iris

Tuesday November 14, 2017

Learn New Skills With Beauty and the Bolt Web Series   Engineering students Xyla Foxlin, studying robotics, and Andrew Dupuis, studying bioengineering, are on a mission to bring the good word of the maker movement and its positive potential to as wide an audience as possible. Watch their episodes of Beauty and the Bolt on YouTube.

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Laser Cut a Model of the Sky From a Special Night in Your Life   This holiday season, give a loved one the perfect gift: a laser cut model of the stars in the same configuration of the night the two of you met. They’ll surely be thrilled to receive such a dazzling handmade gift.

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Memorializing a Friend’s Passed Pet With a Carved-Wood Pug   Our pets are huge parts of our families, and the passing of one affects its owners in profound ways. When the pug of a friend of Reddit user Tyus died, he decided to make her a wood carving in honor of the doggie.

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Building a Giant Mechanical Iris Into a Wall   Caleb Kraft felt like the first iteration of the giant mechanical iris he built for his home turned out to be somewhat pointless in its current position. So when one of the leaves broke, he decided to take the opportunity to re-think both the iris' location and its design.

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Get Medieval With a 3D Printed Crossbow   There comes a time in just about everyone’s life when they realize, “I could really do with a crossbow right about now.” Now, thanks to the designs offered by CCCanyon on Thingiverse, you can print your very own!

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This Automaton Blows Bubbles at the Push of a Button   For a theater production, Eric Hart built a doll that moves its arms, dips a wand into soap, and brings it to her mouth to blow bubbles. He’s recorded his full build notes and pictures of the process if you’re looking to make your own mechanical doll.

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More from Make:   Whether you’ve lived in Rochester, New York your whole life or you just decided to move there, this guide will help you find some makerspaces, museums, and events that will scratch that maker itch. In the market for something that can cut foam for building tabletop gaming terrain? You’ll want to check out Geoff Meston’s super tricked-out hot wire table build then. If you attended World Maker Faire New York this year, you likely encountered a group of makers who are improving medical care in their own unique ways. Some are even affecting changes on medical education with Legos. Not all projects have to be massive. Sometimes you just want a cheap, simple, small solution. The Adafruit Trinket checks all of those boxes. Despite its meager three I/O pins, it’s a great choice for driving a few LEDs.

Upcoming Maker Faires   »  Maker Faire Bengaluru (India): November 17–18 »  Rochester Mini Maker Faire (NY): November 18 »  Poughkeepsie Mini Maker Faire (NY): November 18 »  Santo Domingo Mini Maker Faire (Dominican Republic): November 18–19 »  Maker Faire im Norden (Germany): November 18–19   Find a Maker Faire near you on the Maker Faire map.

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