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MAKE In This Issue... Endgadget's Guide to 3D Printing How-To: $5 Mobile Phone Projector Optical Tremolo: Extended Play Maker Shed Microcontroller Quick Reference Chart Lovely Lego Ball Clock Make Your Own CNC Wire Bender More Recent Articles Endgadget's Guide to 3D Printing This past summer when we were putting together our Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing we sought to test a representative sample of available consumer-class 3D printers. Given the dynamic nature of the market, we were sure many new printers would start popping up. And that's definitely what's happening. So it's cool to see Endgadget has come out with its own 3D printer buyer's guide: The Shape of Things to Come. Read the full article on MAKE • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • How-To: $5 Mobile Phone Projector The folks at Photojojo just posted a neat low-tech tutorial on how to make a projector for your mobile phone using a shoebox, a paperclip, and a magnifying glass. MacGyver would be proud. They were able to find the magnifying glass at a dollar store for, well, a dollar (so [...] • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • Optical Tremolo: Extended Play With this Optical Tremolo Box you are hearing are patterns of light, created by a spinning disk translated into rapid electrical fluctuations to produce a warbling audio effect. Audio enters the circuit via the input jack, passes through the variable resistor — the light-sensitive photocell — and outputs to the amplifier, creating the effect known as tremolo. Read the full article on MAKE • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • Maker Shed Microcontroller Quick Reference Chart With all the microcontrollers and single board computers on the market, sometimes it's hard to see all your options. That's why we made up this quick reference sheet for the 8 most popular boards we sell in the Maker Shed. Read the full article on MAKE • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • Lovely Lego Ball Clock Jason Allemann, who created these Lego mazes last year, built this beautiful and elegant Lego ball clock. The video shows how the rail system works with one ball being hauled up the chain every minute, then tipping the balance once enough balls have accumulated. [via Brothers Brick]Filed under: Fun & [...] Read the full article on MAKE • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • Make Your Own CNC Wire Bender Last year I posted this super cool wire-bending CNC. D.I.Wire Bender is a rapid prototype machine that bends metal wire to produce 2D and 3D shapes, pushing the limits of what can be produced in different materials, forms, and methods, anywhere from a model shop to your home. The creators [...] Read the full article on MAKE • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments • More Recent Articles The Endlessly Modded MonoBox Powered Speaker MAKE Named a FAME Award Finalist 2012: 3D Printing's Big Year Early Bird Maker Faire Bay Area Tickets

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