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May 7, 2019 AUTHOR: Christine Cain CATEGORIES: Tools Tags: , , , , ,

Beadle Wrap – Easier than a twist tie

Tool:

Gardner Bender Beaded Cable Tie
http://amzn.to/2tL7lve

Transcript:

It’s time for another Cool Tools video review. This time I’m going to show you guys Beadle wrap. You can grab a pack of this stuff for around $5 on Amazon. There’s a link in the description that’ll take you there, and by using it you also support the Cool Tools blog, and my videos.

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May 2, 2019 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Creature Feature [Maker Update #122]

This week on Maker Update, magnetic animatronics, a photo frame with a dark side, a conductive paper dragon, keyblades, a Star Trek desk, and gaming with a PyBadge.

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April 25, 2019 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Ornithopter Anatomy [Maker Update #121]

This week on Maker Update, an open source ornithopter, a self-solving Rubik’s cube, a farting baseball, a Pi piano light show, a Lithophane lamp, and turning wood on a table saw.

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April 19, 2019 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Fast Cars, Soft Bots [Maker Update #120]

This week on Maker Update, a blazing fast 3D printed RC car, soft robotics in Korea, taking pictures with an Etch A Sketch, a robot recycler, and reading your pet’s RFID.

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April 4, 2019 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Make It Snooze [Maker Update #118]

This week on Maker Update, a Star Trek themed alarm clock, Oblique Strategies, an animated GIF display, a high tech View Master, a NeoPixel corset, and a blood glucose display.

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March 29, 2019 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I Want My Lissajous TV [Maker Update #117]

This week on Maker Update, stop motion with Raspberry Pi, NVIDIA’s $99 AI board, Game Burgers, Lissajous Jukebox, StreetWriter, Ping Pong clock, and a laser cut turntable cabinet.

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March 22, 2019 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Couch Controller [Maker Update #116]

This week on Maker Update, a special episode from the show floor at the 2019 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. We’ll take a look at some of the most interesting maker-made games from the alt.ctrl showcase, including a couch co-op game controlled by your butt.

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February 28, 2019 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Dot Matrix [Maker Update #114]

This week on Maker Update, a mechanical tulip, the E3D print slicer, a LEGO walkie talkie Twitch switch, 3D printing with DiResta, a triaxial clock, Laura Kampf’s swing bike, and turning pixels to gcode.

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