Servo Seamstress [Maker Update 197]
This week on Maker Update, a Pangolin-inspired mind-control dress, a freeform circuit sound sculpture, flip-up spidey goggles, and shooting scrails.
Smart Garbage [Maker Update #196]
This week on Maker Update, a self-driving garbage can, flat-pack furniture, multimaterial goes lenticular, a Slack dial, animated origami, cassette sound sculpture and nailing the mil-spec look.
You Can’t Do It [Maker Update #194]
This week on Maker Update, an encouragement machine, New York’s call for makers, wearable sanitizer from MIT, mini burning man, and tracking stats with a matte black PCB stack.
Servo Salon [Maker Update #188]
This week on Maker Update, a haircut from a robot, the Atomic TV, making a toy ray gun, a physical mute button for Zoom, articulating skeleton fingers, and precision marking rulers.
Beachcomber [Maker Update #184]
This week on Maker Update, a sand plotter, making masks, motion activated bird calls, cutting the lights, an LED repair kit, wiring Dupont connectors, and a less lazy susan.
Grin and Wear It [Maker Update #181]
This week on Maker Update, a mask with an automatic grin, a one-legged robot, dual-screen cyberdeck, the Pi MixMakr, infill earrings, and giving your cutting mat a boost.
Cordless Glue Gun
Tool:
Glue Gun w/Battery and Charger
http://amzn.to/2G8miK3
Ryobi Cordless Glue Gun
http://amzn.to/2Drb7KQ
Surebonder Industrial Glue Gun
http://amzn.to/2DXqj3r
Transcript:
It’s time for another Cool Tools review, this time we’re taking a look at this cordless 60 watt glue gun by Ryobi. I got this for around $35 on Amazon, and if you want this same one you can use the Amazon link in the description, which helps support my videos and the Cool Tools blog.
Pen Style Portable Scissors
Tool:
Raymay Pencut Scissors
http://amzn.to/2DxsJIv
Transcript:
I’m Donald Bell for Cool Tools and these are scissors, if you can believe it. These are Raymay Pencut scissors from Japan. I got them for around $8 on Amazon. And if you want some for yourself, using the Amazon link in the description helps support my videos and the Cool Tools blog.
Cheap, Comfortable Safety Glasses
Tools:
3M Virtua CCS Protective Eyewear
https://amzn.to/2GMsOGn
Corded Reusable Earplugs
https://amzn.to/2GQIoku
Transcript:
It’s time for another Cool Tools review, this week we’re taking a look at what I think are the best, low-cost safety glasses out there. These are the 3M Virtua CCS. I got them on Amazon for around $7. And by using the link in the description to pick some up, you help support my videos and the Cool Tools blog.
How to Switch Off Always-On Gadgets
Tool:
Outlet On/Off Switch
https://amzn.to/2GNKwJK
3-prong alternative
https://amzn.to/2GNFBbE
Transcript:
I’m Donald Bell for Cool Tools and in this video I’m going to show you this single-outlet on/off switch. I picked up a 3-pack of these for around $11 on Amazon. If you want to get these same ones, using the Amazon link in the description helps support my videos and the Cool Tools blog.