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A visit to the HMS Beagle science store
While in town for the Kansas City Mini Maker Faire, we had the chance to visit the HMS Beagle, which is a gem.../self-made/a-visit-to-the-hms-beagle-science-store.html
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Posted: 2010-09-02
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Citizen Science month
Citizen Scientists: Show us your Erlenmeyer flasks, your test tubes, your centrifuges, your stereomicroscopes,.../self-made/citizen-science-month.html
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Posted: 2010-09-02
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Nice DIY bedframe design
With the exception of my couch, every piece of furniture in my home is something I built, or heavily modified,.../self-made/nice-diy-bedframe-design.html
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Posted: 2010-09-02
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DIY Van de Graaff generator
Mark Rehorst has an excellent set of instructions on how to build your own Van de Graaff generator. What's tha.../self-made/diy-van-de-graaff-generator.html
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Posted: 2010-09-02
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Home-brewed, tenth-scale Cray-1A
When NYC Resistor's Chris Fenton wanted a Cray, he wasn't talking about a casemodded PC. No, he really wanted.../self-made/home-brewed-tenth-scale-cray-1a.html
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Posted: 2010-09-01
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Noah Beasley's innovative business approach to open source 3D jewelry
From the Shapeways blog: Congratulations to Improbablecog whose Kickstarter project has already reached 101.../self-made/noah-beasley-s-innovative-business-approach-to-open-source-3d-jewelry.html
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Posted: 2010-09-01
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How-To: Watt-style mechanical governor
Adam Richard Cooper built this hand-cranked model of a classic mechanical governor--which, as MachinistBlog su.../self-made/how-to-watt-style-mechanical-governor.html
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Posted: 2010-09-01
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Street Anatomy group show in Chicago
Opening at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago on Friday: STREET ANATOMY - a group exhi.../self-made/street-anatomy-group-show-in-chicago.html
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Posted: 2010-09-01
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Open source synthetic intelligence project
Another day, another cool-sounding Kickstarter project. This one is titled E1: synthetic intelligence, open s.../self-made/open-source-synthetic-intelligence-project.html
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Posted: 2010-09-01
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DIY FlashBender
If you'd like to get more control over you flash and a regular bounce card doesn't cut it, then try this handy.../self-made/diy-flashbender.html
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Posted: 2010-09-01
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How do you like them apples' - Dimitri Tsykalov's amazing fruit carvings...
Dimitri Tsykalov's amazing fruit carvings... via NOTCOT. Read the Full Story » | More o.../self-made/how-do-you-like-them-apples-dimitri-tsykalov-s-amazing-fruit-carvings.html
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Posted: 2010-09-01
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Add life to your SketchUp creations with Sketchyphysics
Like modeling your projects using Sketchup, but wish that you could go one step further and see if they work b.../self-made/add-life-to-your-sketchup-creations-with-sketchyphysics.html
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Posted: 2010-09-01
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Sound Bubbles
Musician and musical robot maker Charlie Williams created this fun art piece with a combination of OpenCV (an.../self-made/sound-bubbles.html
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Posted: 2010-09-01
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Minifig-scale Tron discs
Lego custom armorer BrickArms caught the Tron bug with these beautiful glow in the dark Lego-compatible discs!.../self-made/minifig-scale-tron-discs.html
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Posted: 2010-09-01
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Shooting bullets through drops of water
Alexander Augusteijn takes high-speed photography up a notch with these photos of bullets shooting through dro.../self-made/shooting-bullets-through-drops-of-water.html
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Posted: 2010-09-01
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TextTool: Model Cars Magazine
I have a real weakness for modeling magazines. I rarely build models anymore, but I frequently pick up magazin.../self-made/texttool-model-cars-magazine.html
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Posted: 2010-09-01
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19th century Terminator arm found in hydraulic press
Well, OK, it's actually a prosthesis. And I stole the Terminator joke from Minnesotastan over at Neatorama..../self-made/19th-century-terminator-arm-found-in-hydraulic-press.html
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Posted: 2010-09-01
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2 player PONGuino
In response to the Arduino pong post from a few days ago, SynOptx shared their 2-player PONGuino game. Rather.../self-made/2-player-ponguino.html
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Posted: 2010-09-01
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Super Awesome Sylvia shows super simple Arduino
Super Awesome Sylvia (and her equally super-awesome parents, TechNinja and CraftNinja), quite frankly, gives m.../self-made/super-awesome-sylvia-shows-super-simple-arduino.html
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Posted: 2010-08-31
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MakerScanner, a printable 3D scanning rig
Just add laser and camera! The MakerScanner is a completely open source 3D-scanner and the perfect complement.../self-made/makerscanner-a-printable-3d-scanning-rig.html
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Posted: 2010-08-31
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How-To: Band Saw Boxes
A band saw box makes a fun and satisfying beginner's woodworking project, and Instructables user Wood Chuck ha.../self-made/how-to-band-saw-boxes.html
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Posted: 2010-08-31
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Garden trowel from hot-formed PVC pipe
A trowel is such an inexpensive tool, it's hard for me to imagine making my own for anything besides the exper.../self-made/garden-trowel-from-hot-formed-pvc-pipe.html
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Posted: 2010-08-31
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Sink from rubber
This recycled rubber sink, called RUBBiSH by its creators at Minarc, is made from melted car tires. As Core77.../self-made/sink-from-rubber.html
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Posted: 2010-08-31
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CNCed Hilbert curve trivet
Darrel Anderson of Bon Accord, AB, created this geeky trivet as the first project with his new Mark 3 CNC. Th.../self-made/cnced-hilbert-curve-trivet.html
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Posted: 2010-08-31
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Pizza oven/Hellmouth
Spotted at Marcello Pizzaria & Ristorante in Vancouver by Adam Lindsley of This is Pizza. [via Neatorama] Mo.../self-made/pizza-oven/hellmouth.html
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Posted: 2010-08-31
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Recording emotions with the Emotiv headset
My son got one of the Emotiv headsets as a college graduation present. It's pretty amazing tech, early-adopter.../self-made/recording-emotions-with-the-emotiv-headset.html
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Posted: 2010-08-31
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MakerFaire RI 2010 - photos!
My friend Johngineer took some great photos of Maker Faire Rhode Island this past weekend, enjoy! But wai.../self-made/makerfaire-ri-2010-photos.html
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Posted: 2010-08-31
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DIY rudder pedals on the cheap
MAKE subscriber James Jamison writes in to share his DIY rudder pedals. Wanting to add a bit more realism to a.../self-made/diy-rudder-pedals-on-the-cheap.html
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Posted: 2010-08-31
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Experience the Kansas City Mini Maker Faire in video
Here's a delightful video of each of the presenters at the Kansas City Mini Maker Faire, by Roger Dodger Aviat.../self-made/experience-the-kansas-city-mini-maker-faire-in-video.html
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Posted: 2010-08-31
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Fabbing mechanical parts
Fjr of Mobile, AL, wanted to build a trebuchet. He soon discovered that it was a huge hassle because the parts.../self-made/fabbing-mechanical-parts.html
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Posted: 2010-08-31
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Ten Commandments of soldering
We tweeted a link to these on our Make_Tips channel, but I thought they were worth reposting here. Strung here.../self-made/ten-commandments-of-soldering.html
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Posted: 2010-08-31
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Geeks Without Borders
Willow Brugh, of Seattle's Jigsaw Renaissance, is also involved in this new startup org, Geeks Without Borders..../self-made/geeks-without-borders.html
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Posted: 2010-08-31
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2000V washer launcher
Bob Davis, whom some of you may remember for his high-voltage can crusher, is back at it with this 2KV, 1600A,.../self-made/2000v-washer-launcher.html
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Posted: 2010-08-31
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Math Monday: Mathematical needlepoint
By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics Continuing our fiber arts theme of past weeks, today's Math Mon.../self-made/math-monday-mathematical-needlepoint.html
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Posted: 2010-08-30
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How-To: Liquid-Cooled Carseat
Instructables user kstruve writes: I currently live in the Phoenix, Arizona area, which gets mighty hot in t.../self-made/how-to-liquid-cooled-carseat.html
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Posted: 2010-08-30
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DWex, an Arduino watch
Florin wanted a MakerBot watch but they were never in stock. So he made his own! He calls it the DWex, which st.../self-made/dwex-an-arduino-watch.html
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Posted: 2010-08-30
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Free booklet on mechanisms for automata and other projects
Automata guru and MAKE pal Dug North says: For a limited time, Cabaret Mechanical Theatre is offering a free d.../self-made/free-booklet-on-mechanisms-for-automata-and-other-projects.html
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Posted: 2010-08-30
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Lawn Tongue
Sculptor (and former studio mate of mine) Nathan Lewis created this giant "Lawn Tongue," a carved foam form cov.../self-made/lawn-tongue.html
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Posted: 2010-08-30
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Your Comments
And we're back with our thirteenth installment of Your Comments. Here are our favorites from the past week, fro.../self-made/your-comments.html
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Posted: 2010-08-30
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Make: Projects - Ball-in-cage alarm switch
I've been looking for an excuse to build one of these clever tamper-detecting switches for a long time. When a.../self-made/make-projects-ball-in-cage-alarm-switch.html
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Posted: 2010-08-30
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Dumponaut, a dumpster home
The Dumponaut, an art project envisioning a home made out of a dumpster. There are countless external controls.../self-made/dumponaut-a-dumpster-home.html
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Posted: 2010-08-30
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Fun with matches
Fun With Matches: Science And Mechanics Apr, 1936 Read the Full Story » | More on MAKE &raqu.../self-made/fun-with-matches.html
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Posted: 2010-08-29
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3-wheeled bike slash workbench?
Make: Online reader skatronix saw the modded bikes I posted earlier and left a comment describing his own whip:.../self-made/3-wheeled-bike-slash-workbench.html
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Posted: 2010-08-29
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Flash your computer BIOS with Openbiosprog-spi
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool: If you've ever bricked the BIOS on your PC, then you might appreciate the Ope.../self-made/flash-your-computer-bios-with-openbiosprog-spi.html
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Posted: 2010-08-29
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SchoolTool connects schools
Tom Hoffman and I spoke about SchoolTool at the Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire. This system helps remotely-locat.../self-made/schooltool-connects-schools.html
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Posted: 2010-08-29
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Tesla's Pidgeon: A Lego ray gun
AFOL Guy Himber, whose innovative use of Lego elements has appeared in Make: Online twice before (links below),.../self-made/tesla-s-pidgeon-a-lego-ray-gun.html
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Posted: 2010-08-29