Pete Hindle

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Recent Developments in Fun

This weekend, over at Newcastle’s Maker Faire, I heard that the guys from the Arduino Project were planning something new. Well, according to a post over at Lady Ada‘s site, this is it:

arduino-mega

Wow. That’s one big card. I don’t have a use for something like this, but the picture turned up on a robotics forum, so it might have some use in that field. However, it might also find it’s way into the burgeoning CNC field.

cupcake-cnc_1

The picture above shows the first reasonable homebrew CNC milling device, capable of producing products from ABS plastic. The website is not too clear as yet as to what it can do; however, they do mention a sugar nosel for extruding shapes in sugar.

Maker Faire UK comes to Newcastle!

As part of Newcastle’s Science Festival next year, Make Magazine is having it’s first UK based MakerFaire.

This is great news, because it’s IN NEWCASTLE. Where we at the Unnamed Laboratory are based! So what is a Maker faire? Well, according to their website it’s a family-friendly event that celebrates the
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset
. Over the past few years, Make magazine has been documenting the rise of this DIY mindset, and this festival will be a great thing to have on the doorstep.

If there is any one person who I’ve met from Newcastle that really embodies that DIY mindset, it’s got to be Derek, aka Bo the Clown. Currently, Derek is working towards presenting a massive multi-user bike installation as part of the Glow Festival, but he’s also an educator, philosopher, and storyteller. Hopefully, he’ll have the chance – and the time – to get involved with what the Maker Faire gets up to.