Episode #798 – Atlantic Records, Pt. 5 – 1952-53
Air Week: August 18-24, 2025
The Softer Side of Metal — Blacksmithing Fashion
RAS2025-08-15T16:00:00+00:00This article is from Make Vol. 73! Subscribe now to make sure you don’t miss out on any of our awesome builds. Delicate. Soulful. Evocative. These aren’t typically the terms you hear us throw around when we speak of a blacksmith’s work. However, this artist is anything but typical. Ellen Durkan, known as Iron Maiden Forge, has been creating elaborate and mesmerizing works of fashion that are born from hot steel on the anvil. At...
August 15, 2025RASUncategorizedart, blacksmithing, costume, Costumes, Cosplay, and Props, Craft & Design, fashion, Made On Earth, make73, Makers0 Comments
It’s the Snakiest Day of the Year — CircuitPython Day 2025
RAS2025-08-15T15:10:00+00:00It’s that time again! Time to dip some pretzels, cook some noodles, or put on some snake jazz. However you celebrate CircuitPython Day, it’s here. Adafruit has a full schedule of livestreams to honor the snakiest day of the year, including: 3D hangouts with Noe & Pedro Chatting with Dan & Scott about CircuitPython core dev Talking with Sophy Wong about spacesuits And more tips and talks about games, teaching, and building connected projects...
Jamjam’n Jelly EXALENTE Now Available; GameMill Brings Fast & Furious Arcade To Consoles
RAS2025-08-14T19:25:27+00:00We’ve got a couple of items to discuss today, stuff that I meant to get to earlier in the week, but a failed monitor on my Galaga Assault (and several other tech problems) have been soaking up some of my “free” time (that’s in quotes because I have pretty much none, ha). We’ll start with the proper arcade release then discuss the console port.
Jamjam’n Jelly EXALENTE Available Now
If you’re into shoot ’em ups (“shmups”...Make It Matter — DIY Home Automation
RAS2025-08-14T16:00:00+00:00Make your own Matter
This article appeared in Make: Vol 92. Subscribe for more great projects. If you want to make a home automation device that’s compatible with Google Home, or Amazon Alexa, or Samsung SmartThings, Apple HomeKit, Tuya, etc., then you can join their developer programs and get busy. And if you want to build a device that works with all these home automation platforms, well, you have a lot of development work to do!...August 14, 2025RASUncategorizedConnected Home, ESP32, Home, home assistant, home automation, IoT, Make920 Comments
Learn how to make a 2D capacitive touch sensor with ElectroBOOM
RAS2025-08-13T23:27:51+00:00Arduino Team — August 14th, 2025 Mehdi Sadaghdar, better known as ElectroBOOM, created a name for himself with shocking content on YouTube full of explosive antics. But once you get past the meme-worthy shenanigans, he is a genuinely smart guy that provides useful and accessible lessons on many electrical engineering principles. If you like your learning with a dash of over-the-top entertainment, he’s your guy. And in his most recent video, he explained how touchscreens work...
August 13, 2025RASUncategorizedArduino, Capacitive Touch Sensor, Nano, Touch Sensor, Touchscreens0 Comments
The Game is Afoot! The Puzzle Rooms of Game On
RAS2025-08-13T16:00:00+00:00This article appeared in Make: Vol 94. Subscribe for more great projects. The Riddle of the Sphinx. Rubik’s Cube. Wordle. The Kobayashi Maru. If you’re a maker, you probably enjoy puzzles — discovering how something works scratches an itch and brings a sense of order to the world. That thrill is at the core of Game On, a live-action puzzle experience in Berkeley, California, cofounded by childhood friends James Hopkin, Tim Alley, and Eric Mittler. Unlike...
This novel 3D printer kinematic system uses a mouse sensor for closed-loop control
RAS2025-08-12T20:52:34+00:00Arduino Team — August 12th, 2025 Robert Murray-Smith wants to experiment with a novel 3D printer kinematic system that drives a round bed through a friction interface — essentially a polar 3D printer, but without the backlash associated with gears. However, friction drives have a tendency to slip and so he will need closed-loop control of the system and that will require a sensor to monitor position. In a recent video, he demonstrated how it is...
August 12, 2025RASUncategorized3d printer, 3D Printing, Arduino, Mouse Sensor, Optical Mouse, Position Sensor, Uno0 Comments
Journey to Fantastic Realms in our LIVE Make: Magazine Volume 94 Launch Party!
RAS2025-08-12T18:59:43+00:00In Make: Volume 94, we explore the fantastic realms of prop making and special effects! From Blade Runner Blimps to Wizard of Oz whirlwinds, we reveal movie model-making methods, divulge droid design data, and even turn trash into tabletop gaming treasure! Plus, over a dozen and a half projects, including how to create your own personal LED light show! Register now for a chance to chat with our expert panel! Panelists include: Kayte Sabicer – model maker and artist...
Makers at Mathfest
RAS2025-08-12T16:00:00+00:00What would you expect at a conference called Mathfest? A lot of attire with equations, many books on display, some amazing mathematics-based art pieces, and one pair of makers with lots of math models to play with. That was the scene in Sacramento this week when we exhibited our Make: Math books and some of their associated 3D prints. The meeting, run by Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and attended by about 1,600 mathematicians and their friends, focuses...
