Donald Bell Maker Update: Kanpai!

2021-07-29 | By Maker.io Staff

This week on Maker Update, motorized drinking, a Raspberry Pi RC tank, a trailer hitch table, a fluorescent hexapod, bouncing pixels, LED album art, and solar blinkenlights.

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++Show Notes [Maker Update Ep. 243]++

-=Project of the Week=-

Balanced Glass Design by Masaharu Hirose
https://youtu.be/2oEw5u35wAM
https://blog.siggraph.org/2021/07/how-center-of-gravity-can-change-flavor.html/

Stepper Motor Linear Slider
https://www.amazon.com/Stepper-Linear-Slider-Engraving-Machine/dp/B07H3XC3DD/

-=More Projects=-

Zippy by MellowFire
https://www.mellowfire.com/post/zippy

Very Clever Camping Table (without legs!) by Laura Kampf
https://youtu.be/A4pJnr-GbkA

Cryptid – Animatronic Light Sculpture by Michael Candy
https://www.creativeapplications.net/environment/cryptid-animatronic-light-sculpture-by-michael-candy/

Neopixel LED Skirt (motion Triggered) By maketvee
https://www.instructables.com/Neopixel-LED-Skirt-motion-Triggered/

64x64 RGB Led Matrix Album Art Display (Pi 3b+) by Kyle Johnson
https://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/ombwwg/my_64x64_rgb_led_matrix_album_art_display_pi_3b/
Github: https://github.com/kylejohnsonkj/ft-a...

Solar Blinkenlights by Okubo Heavy Industries
https://www.reddit.com/r/arduino/comments/oofcl9/solar_blickenlights/

-=Tips & Tools=-

Engineer PZ-58 Screw Removal Pliers Review
https://youtu.be/CExOTLIv9GM

Adam’s Guide to Drill Bits!
https://www.tested.com/making/tools/adams-guide-to-drill-bits/

Designing with Complex Geometry by James McBennett
https://hackaday.io/course/178584-designing-with-complex-geometry

-=DigiKey Spotlight=-

The Great Search: Coin Cell Battery Holder
https://blog.adafruit.com/2021/07/13/the-great-search-coin-cell-battery-holder-lead-time-trends-thegreatsearch-digikey-digikey/

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