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Prusa Mk3s Review – Review of the Original Prusa i3 Mk3s 3D Printer Kit

Prusa Mk3s 3D Printer review - Review of the Prusa i3 Mk3s 3D printer kit from Prusa Labs. Does it live up to the hype?

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Arduino Stepper with Potentiometer Speed Control

For my 3D printed turntable I obviously need some way to turn the turntable, and preferably for video and scanning, some method to control speed. Fortunately, I have a whole box full of those cheap …

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raspberry pi security camera

Raspberry Pi Security Camera

Have you been wanting a wifi camera? Maybe for some added security, or perhaps to monitor the kids/pets/roommate?

Turn your Raspberry Pi into an internet camera!

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Glowforge Passthrough Hack: How to Trick the Glowforge Front Flap to “Pass-In” Large Materials

The Glowforge Basic does not have the pass-through feature of the Glowforge Pro but with this magnet hack, you can trick the front flap to think the lid is shut fully, allowing you to "pass-in" larger …

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Creality Ender 3 3D Printer Kit Review

The Ender 3, as the name suggests, is the improved successor of the Creality Ender 2 3D printer kit, with a larger build area (~220mm+ x 220mm+ x 250), but still with the aluminium extrusion …

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Adafruit Arcade Button Enclosure

Laser Cut Box for the Massive Adafruit Arcade Button

The “Massive Adafruit Arcade Button” is one of my favorites, I just find it comically large. Therefore whenever I get a chance to specify this particular button, I jump at it. As luck …

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Build a Macro Keyboard “Stream Deck” with Raspberry Pi Zero and Hyperpixel 4.0 Graphical Touch Screen

Can you build a DIY version of the Elgato Stream Deck? Many people could tell this is what I was building up to. I think we are getting a lot closer. This, of course, continues my previous Raspberry …

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Best K40 Laser Upgrades – Upgrading my Laser Engraver Part 3

I am on a mission to make my Chinese K40 Laser Engraver work like a much more expensive USA name-brand machine.  Update to Part 2 – Brain Boosting Previously, I bought and installed a new …

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