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Saturday, June 8th, 2013 | 6:51 pm |
Attention NYC Makers: Who Wants to Help Video a Building Implosion Sunday Morning? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/makezineonline/~3/Xwwv6nvX8NQ/ http://blog.makezine.com/?p=312086 ![gislangimplode](http://makezineblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/gislangimplode.jpg?w=200&h=200&crop=1) This building on Governor's Island, near New York City, is going to be imploded tomorrow morning (Sunday, June 9th) around 7:30am, and we at Make have been offered the chance to have someone there to video the event. If you have a good video camera, some mad skillz, and the desire to witness epic destruction, we'd love to have you shoot the event for the Make blog. Drop us a line at editors@makezine.com and we'll get you connected. Read the full article on MAKE ![](http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.makezine.com&blog=30206320&post=312086&subd=makezineblog&ref=&feed=1) | 12:16 am |
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New Video Series: Making Fun with Jeff Highsmith http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/makezineonline/~3/FVfVSOmqC4c/ http://blog.makezine.com/?p=312011 ![Screen Shot 2013-06-07 at 1.52.35 PM](http://makezineblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-07-at-1-52-35-pm.png?w=200&h=200&crop=1) Today we're launching a new video series: Making Fun with Jeff Highsmith. Jeff is a North Carolina-based maker who says he's guided by curiosity and a passion for learning. He says his ideal project would lead him to learn new things, make good use of his existing skills, involve the creative use materials (too much MacGyver growing up), and result in a fun contrivance that the world has yet to see. He was introduced to electronics through amateur radio at age 11, but didn't start the hard-core tinkering until his first son was born and he realized he wouldn't be spending as much time outdoors hiking and backpacking. In the Making Fun video series, Jeff hopes to inspire folks to cultivate their own creativity by showing them how easy it is to make fun toys and gadgets. With two boys aged 3 and 5, he has toys on the brain, and most of his projects involve creating or enhancing play possibilities. Read the full article on MAKE ![](http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.makezine.com&blog=30206320&post=312011&subd=makezineblog&ref=&feed=1) | 8:02 pm |
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5, 4, 3, 2, 1 About Don Wilcher http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/makezineonline/~3/S2NfM9m9Ww4/ http://blog.makezine.com/?p=311755 ![Don Wilcher picture](http://makezineblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/don-wilcher-picture.png?w=200&h=200&crop=1) Don Wilcher is teaching our Introduction to Raspberry Pi Training Camp. Don is an Electrical Engineer, Author, Educator, and Entrepreneur. He’s worked in Automotive, Industrial, and Consumer Industries as Product Engineer, Electronic Systems Designer, and Engineering Manager. Read the full article on MAKE ![](http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.makezine.com&blog=30206320&post=311755&subd=makezineblog&ref=&feed=1) | 4:17 am |
An Early Maker Story From Holland http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/makezineonline/~3/Ru-RNKb-rwY/ http://blog.makezine.com/?p=311647 ![de_jongens_van_de_hobby_club](http://i2.wp.com/makezineblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/de_jongens_van_de_hobby_club.jpg?crop=0px%2C129px%2C387px%2C387px&resize=200%2C200) We think of the maker movement as a modern phenomena propelled by the internet, growth of makerspaces, and increasingly affordable digital technology. But making, of course, is anything but new. It's part of what it means to be human. Dutch lutier Jan van Cappelle's career as a maker began when he read a novel by Leonard de Vries called The Boys of the Hobby Club. Written under Nazi occupation and published in 1947, it's essentially the story of a group of boys creating a makerspace before such a word existed. The book, which sadly is not available in English, had a lasting impact on Jan. "De Vries showed that you can make something yourself, in collaboration with others, instead of buying it of-the-rack. Read the full article on MAKE ![](http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.makezine.com&blog=30206320&post=311647&subd=makezineblog&ref=&feed=1) | Thursday, June 6th, 2013 | 10:00 pm |
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Prototypes That Last: Simple Tips for Making Durable Parts, Part 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/makezineonline/~3/lyhIWGsrjM8/ http://blog.makezine.com/?p=311281 ![Reinforcing Ribs](http://makezineblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/reinforcing-ribs.jpg?w=200&h=200&crop=1) Advances in low-cost 3D Printing and CNC Machining have made it easy for a growing number of hobbyists to design and manufacture complex parts in the privacy of their homes. But prototypes made out of PLA or machined out of HDPE often prove to have surprisingly little rigidity and strength. As it happens, in most cases, such frustrations can be completely avoided. The manufacturing industry, ever-obsessed with saving time and money, has developed quite a few simple tricks that allow them to routinely tame even the most finicky materials and get precisely the results they want. Read the full article on MAKE ![](http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.makezine.com&blog=30206320&post=311281&subd=makezineblog&ref=&feed=1) | 6:00 am |
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