This week on Maker Update, an enchanted talking tiki totem pole, Donald Bell's trip to OSH Park and Metrix Makerspace, a retro lightbox, and why you need flush cutters. This week's Cool Tool is the $5 Hakko CHP-170 Flush Cutter.
Maker Update: talking tiki totem pole
Maker Update reports from SiliCon 2022
On this episode of Maker Update, Donald Bell does a walk-through of Sili-Con, Adam Savage's annual nerdfest at the San Jose Convention Center. Robots, props, cosplay, electronics projects, 3D printing… READ THE REST
3D printing a joystick to control an Xbox game controller
Via the always-informative Maker Update comes news of a new 3D printed game controller joystick mechanism from Akaki Kuumeri. Akaki has built such devices in the past, but this one… READ THE REST
Best Pandemic DIY Projects of 2020
In the last installment of Donald Bell's Maker Update for 2020, he celebrates some of the most creative and clever pandemic and social isolation projects of 2020. There are some… READ THE REST
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Upgrade your tech for the new year with this refurbished iPad Pro, less than half price right now
TL;DR: Save over $350 on a refurbished Apple iPad Pro 10.5" 256GB, plus a free accessories bundle, with this sweet deal on sale for just $315.99 right now. Tech fans, it's time… READ THE REST
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