MAKER MOVEMENT PROJECTS

Big Girl Character Out for a Stroll

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Every once in a while you find a project that is just bizarre. I am not certain what the story is behind this mammoth puppet but I am certain it is interesting. What I can tell you is that this video is a behind the scenes documentation of a project done in Australia byJohn Cox’s […]

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DIY Lego 3D CNC milling machine

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I admire people who tackle big projects with everyday items. Arthur Sacek built a DIY Lego 3D CNC milling machine completely from Lego. Sacek is a member of Brazil’s ZOOM Education for Life, a 13-year-old company that is developing innovative learning projects in cooperation with LEGO Education. Sacek made his Mini CNC milling machine using […]

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Makerslide Test pieces shown for the first time

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  Kickstarter backers of the Makerslide project got their first glimpse of the sample batch of Makerslide extrusion. Makerslide extrusions are a low cost alternative for creating bearing surfaces for CNC machine building. Project founder Barton Dring posted pictures of two 4′ long sections of the material on his kickstarter project page. These are samples […]

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MAKERSLIDE PROJECT FUNDED

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  The Makerslide project was successfully funded on Kickstarter. The funding should help ensure a new, supply of affordable linear slides. The project  was funded in just under 48 hours and then continued to gather support. The funding raised was 445%  of the expected goal.  Designer Barton Dring stated he will use the $26,268 to […]

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MAKE YOUR OWN LASER CUTTER

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  AN INTERVIEW WITH BARTON DRING   MAKE YOUR OWN LASER CUTTER A laser cutter is one of the ultimate geek toys of all times. It makes small scale prototyping and manufacturing possible. Store bought laser cutters cost roughly the same as a compact car. Barton Dring changed all that by telling folk how to […]

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