In woodworking, planing is the process of using a very sharp blade to shave off pieces of wood. The people in the video above are some of the best at it in the world. The shavings they skim off are less than 10 microns thick. For comparison, the thickness of a sheet of standard copy paper is about 100 microns. (via @colossal)
Champions of wood planing
This houseplant wields a wicked machete
Do not taunt the philodendron. David Bowen attached three sensors to its leaves to measure the electrical resistance between them. When the system detects a change, it sends a signal to the plan's robotic arm to start slashing the machete it's holding. "In this way, the movements of the machete are determined based on input… READ THE REST
Creating easy light and sound circuits
When I was the Editorial Director of Make: and covered a few steampunk and cosplay events, I was shocked to discover that many cosplayers were hacking apart electronic toys to gain access to the simplest LED and sound circuits to use in their costumes. In this Digi-Key video, Becky Stern shows just how easy it… READ THE REST
How to make a boombox that's less than half-an-inch thick
Joe Grand used a Raspberry Pi Zero and flat speakers to make a super-thin boombox. He commissioned Mar Williams to create the art. Build one yourself with Joe's instructions. Combining 1980s music culture with a retro future, The World's Thinnest Boombox is a portable sound system featuring active electronics mounted onto an artistically designed printed… READ THE REST
Cyber Monday Extended: Win big with two copies of The 2 Million Dollar Puzzle for $40
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It's not too late to score Cyber Monday savings on this refurbished MacBook Air
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Didn't win Powerball? This Black Friday Doorbuster Deal might be your second chance.
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