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makercast
Maker Cast is a monthly live show featuring a bunch of YouTube makers. Join us as we talk about making stuff, new trends, and our latest projects.
The show will be hosted on a different Maker's channel each month, follow @TheMakerCast on twitter or join TinyLetter Makercast for announcements.
David Watts keeps a updated playlist with all episodes
Table of makercast episodes
1 2019-02-03 H X X X X
2 2019-03-03 X X H X X
3 2019-04-03 X H X X X
5 2019-06-09 X X X X X H
6 2019-07-07 X X X X H
7 2019-08-04 H X X X
9 2019-10-06 X X H X X X
10 2019-11-03 X X H X X X
11 2019-12-01 X X X X H
12 2020-01-05 H X X X X
13 2020-02-02 X H X X X
17 2020-06-14 X X X X H X
19 2020-08-02 H X X X X X
20 2020-09-06 X X X X X H X
25 2021-02-07 X X X H X X
29 2021-06-06 H X Q X X X
Host 5 4 2 3 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
Member 18 15 12 13 9 8 5 9 3 2 1 6 3 2 9 7 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
H=Host, X=Guest, Q=Quiz Master
Stephen Ludgate (ChunkySteveo)
Thingiverse - Customizable everything box (waterproof)
Github - WLED
Aliexpress - WS2811 DC 5V/12V 12mm WS2811 LED Module , Black/Green/White/RWB Wire, IP68 waterproof Pixels string Christmas light
Clem (Mayermakes)
Electroplating, copper, gold, iron
Alex (@tinyledmatrix)
Berlinclock Wikipedia - Berlin Clock
Tiny nixie with leds on one pcb - idea from Tindie - PIXIE - Chainable, Dual 5*7 Micro-LED Displays!
Holder for Tindie - Picoplanet (made by Bleeptrack) Available at Github - Bleeptrack/picoplanet
Ledmatrix pcb 22×9
Upgraded 3d printer to mk3
Designing a USB 2.0 hub - with headers for stacking, or a shield with functions
USB A and/or USB C ports.
By default USB standard power limits, or jumper to disabled spec and use more power. Autoswitch to external power.
More info in Youtube - Livestream: USB Hub Layout Part 1
Twinkle Twinkie
Designing pcb art / badges
Simple add-ons
Dave Darko
Decorate and organizing workshop, spiderman mask
Got the Holy book, Art of Electronics. Minimultimeter built on esp32-s2, usb-c, wifi, oled. Problem with a part on kicad.
Showed a animatronic skeletonhead, arduino nano, beagleboard ai pre-release, used facerecognition to look at people and tell Terminator quotes.
Bitluni
No butterfacts now!
Went to a rabbit hole with color blindness. Looked into image sensors without color filters. Showed prototype setup to examine light spectrum with diffraction filter.
deshipu
Starts with some old projects.
Spiderrobot arduino-based. Legs included on the pcb (breakaway), and change to Adafruit Feather and 12 servos. Next version use 8 servos.
Gameconsole using CPython.
Tiny keyboard with rgb led under every key, 10 by 4 keys. (TwinkleTwinkle and Matou showed weird keyboards) Lowprofile key. Created lowest version with keyswitches sunken in the pcb. Dog-fooded the ergonomic keyboard since last week.
Made microkeyboard, 6 by 2 keys.
Keyboard kits/pcbs on tindie?
samd21 ? board feather compatible board, with only 5 components on the pcb, all pins connected, usb plug made with the pcb.
Find all designs on hackaday.io/deshipu
Odd_Jay
Wearable robots. Smart mechanical solutions for spider legs. Makes open source to give back to the community. Powered by Adafruit Trinket. About a month for this design.
Talked about designing companion robots.
Do things for fun. Trial by error
Matou
Showed 3d printed hydrophonic wateringpot, got inspired by bleeptrack and used a picoplanet.
German 3d printing challenge, got a Ender 3 to experiment with, generate 3d printed art sculpture, more at https://www.hnu.de/en/transfer/news/detail/2020/10/22/final-of-the-1st-south-german-3d-printing-challenge-team-bitart-from-ulm-takes-first-place
Showed projects from Blitz City DIY, Stephen Hawes, Brian Lough.
Miniquiz:
Complete one project or start a dozen?
This Sunday at 4PM ET I'll be live hosting Maker Cast on my channel with guests @witnessmenow @davedarko @ecken @sophywong && @timonsku
Adafruit promoted todays Maker Cast thanks to @ecken shameless promotion
Noé Ruiz (@ecken)
Woking with Adafruit since 2012
Doing lots with wood. Shelf for Liz (xylophone cabinett), Parametric Designs for crate. Fireplace made of wood with leds for effects. Use Arrange feature in Fusion 360 to make simple plans. Outdoor LED sign. Many future designs in wood.
sophy wong (@sophywong)
Doing 3d printing, trying out organic shapes. Quick demo in Adobe Illustrator on iPad to create vector shapes with Apple pencil. 3d printing cupcake ornament. Candycanes failure Creating designs with filament change between layers
Dave Darko (@davedarko)
Made hairy furby, improved design and now have an army of small furbies. https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/44309-furrbie Jefferies tube Infinity mirror. https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/42639-jefferies-tube-for-infinity-mirror Hand solder https://www.tindie.com/products/connornishijima/pixie-chainable-dual-57-micro-led-displays/ ? More explanation about how to create the furby
Brian Lough (@witnessmenow)
Focus for camera via manual remote control. https://github.com/witnessmenow/C920-Arduino-Control Released D1 mini screen shield https://www.tindie.com/products/brianlough/d1-mini-tft-shield/ PCB Christmas tree http://blough.ie/pcb3/
Ported tetris to run on a matrix board
Nunchuck Breakout https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/OwGxGJVk https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/RcIxSx2D
Timon (@timonsku)
CNC milled bottle opener Minimal Raspberry Pi CM 4 Carrier https://hackaday.io/project/175832-minimal-raspberry-pi-cm-4-carrier Showed a preview for a bigger Pi CM4 Carrier board
Blitz City DIY (@blitzcitydiy)
Magtag advent calendar
Use easybake oven for reflow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iopyx1IxjE
About 2020/2021
Bitluni asks: Best butter?
Liz answer: peanutbutter
James Sharman
Building 8bit cpu on breadboards and pcbs. Demotime a snake game, and audio system. Developes code via eprom.
Optical sound decoder for 16mm filmstrip. Tricky to get the audio.
Made a 2020 candle with a hidden dumpster fire, using a 3d printed mold and paraffin wax. Part of a colab.
Zack Freedman
Built a glove to feel magnetic fields.
Bleeptrack
Designed procedurally generated snowflakes pcbs using inkskape and https://github.com/badgeek/svg2shenzhen to convert.
Designing procedurally generated snail-shell in blender
Talk about implanted rfid chip
Got 3d printer with pause function to change filament. Tried new stuff with SLA, 3d printed lenses, transparent heart, fresnel sheet
Helen Leigh
Made workbench, leather glove to control a heard of robot unicorns. Resistor & harmonic wave tattoo. Recommends Kicad for pcb design. Showed a solder sucker. Have a new book coming about experimental music controllers.
Ian Charnas
Electroplating plastic, showed a nickel coated pickle. Goal is to electroplate a 3d printed Thor-hammer. Musical tesla-coil. Demo videos
UnexpectedMaker (Seon)
Showing a manual PnP part dispenser.
Computer driven embroidery using processing, a Brother PE-770. Showed a birthday gift for Estefannie Tape measure antenna https://www.instagram.com/p/CKgyGx5r7FP​
MAYER MAKES
(Having connection problems) Showing a tiny multimeter with wifi for breadboard use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kbc5S5ff98. A Egg shaped IOT board breadbord-friendly. A CNC controller with many features.
Zack is moving to Colorado and no current projects.
Next month, Matthias Matousek, @MatouMakes
Brian Lough
Got tagged on twitter by @smartereveryday (Destin), about matrix display, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngrVccEU4e4 Support for emojis, scrolling text, countdowns, and progress bars
Automation for Tindie and local post office to easier send packages https://github.com/witnessmenow/an-post-pupeteer
Internet works, Clem shows stuff next
Shows pcb design for CNC controller with PI 2040 module, missing documentation for PI CM, dots go on the bottom.
Plans to open shop for more unusual stuff. Showed examples.
Usagi Electric (David)
Vacumtubes! Dislikes high voltages, runs tubes on +-12V. Builds a 1-bit microcontroller, prototype design. 555 timer with tubes.
Talked about python and programming. Made a small shield in Adafruit Feather format, https://pewpew.readthedocs.io/ https://www.makerfabs.com/pewpew-standalone.html
Found RGB ring-lights on Aliexpress https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001445143962.html twitter thread https://twitter.com/timonsku/status/1357681117395103746
Matthias Matousek
Build a chess robot with a 3d printer https://github.com/matou/3d-printer-chess
https://sketchful.io/ with maker words
Episode delayed one week, but back with 2 new makers, Atomic14 and Simple Electronics.
Timon:
piunora opensource carrier board för Raspberry Pi 4, started company Diodes-Delight to sell electronics, logo design by Bleeptrack.
Liz:
16 key Midi keyboard, 3d printed eggs, sailormoon star locket, vhs case for raspberry, midi controlled recorder bot
Simple Electronics:
Shows Snow speeder
Atomic14(chris):
Made walkie-talkies with tinypicos
Deshipu:
Robots, needs googly-eyes, made lots of them.
Seon:
Mostly software stuff, tinys2
Timon host with guests are Debra (GeekMomProjects), bleeptrack, Emily, davedarko and Matou (MatouMakes).
(lost edit) Davedarko and Matou showed stuff
Emily showed Eye game, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7eNHkZovpQ A Simon Says game? Showed the garage
Oh my git, a game about git https://ohmygit.org/
https://fuck.bleeptrack.de/stickers/
New picoplanets https://www.tindie.com/products/bleeptrack/picoplanet/
GeekMomProjects (Debra)
Wearable board, https://www.evilgeniuslabs.org/fibonacci64 but smaller Using usbc connectors for mechanical fastener, and magnetic purse fasteners for power.
Infinitymirror cube formed, collar with a infinitymirror look, octahedron shape
See episode 27, still working on the board. Got first prototype board.
Billie Ruben (new) Creates posters, 3d printing stuff and adult things. More info about Bille on Simple Electronics podcast episode 8 Talks about silicone casting with 3d printed molds.
chat question: How to stop snagging while 3d print on textiles hackaday - remoticon video how to 3d print onto fabric with billie ruben
Usagi Electric 555-timer with tubes v2, 12 tubes. Op-amp built with tubes on a upscaled version of a dip chip. Lots of talk about tubes.
chat question: How to solder aluminium
Intermit.Tech (Quindor) (new) Led driving modules, QuinLED
Brian Lough Using Youtube live chat api, chat controlled traffic light, traffic light for kids, ESP32 Trinity (for controlling matrix-led-boards)
bitluni vga madness - 6 vga ports from 1 esp32. RPoE Rpi 2040 with POE and usb-c
Quizmaster Angus Flash (davedarko) Questions about what was said during the makercast
Billie won
Quindor starts and talks about some new boards he made. booster for ledstrips, data and power.
Tom Clement, first time on makercast. Talks about electronic event badges. Showed https://pixel.curious.supplies/#discover
Clem/Mayermakes, a digital backpack for a analog filmcamera. Created a more sturdy resin for the project.
Deshipui, building connectors out of pcb
davedarko, built webcam out of raspberry pi. Build model out of leftover parts. Gametoy
atc1441 (Aaron Christophel), talks about e-ink display
https://youtube.com/bitlunislab
http://bitluni.net
https://twitter.com/bitluni
https://patreon.com/bitluni
https://youtube.com/brianlough
http://blough.ie
https://twitter.com/witnessmenow
https://instagram.com/brian_lough
YouTube: https://youtube.com/davedarko
Twitter: https://twitter.com/davedarko
Instagram: https://instagram.com/davedarkocom
Website: http://davedarko.com/
Tindie: https://www.tindie.com/stores/davedarko/
Github: https://github.com/davedarko/
Seon (Unexpected Maker)
https://youtube.com/unexpectedmaker
https://unexpectedmaker.com
https://twitter.com/unexpectedmaker
https://patreon.com/unexpectedmaker
Stephen Ludgate
https://www.youtube.com/c/StephenLudgate
https://chunkymedia.co.uk
https://twitter.com/ChunkySteveo
https://instagram.com/ChunkySteveo
Liz Clark ( Blitz City DIY )
https://www.youtube.com/blitzcitydiy
https://twitter.com/blitzcitydiy
https://instagram.com/blitzcitydiy
http://www.blitzcitydiy.com
David Watts
https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidWatts/
https://twitter.com/mrdavidjwatts
https://www.instagram.com/davidjwatts/
https://www.tindie.com/stores/mrdavidjwatts/
Jon Oxer
https://youtube.com/SuperHouseTV
https://www.superhouse.tv
https://www.freetronics.com.au/
https://twitter.com/jonoxer
https://twitter.com/superhousetv
https://www.facebook.com/jonoxer
https://www.facebook.com/superhousetv
https://www.patreon.com/superhouse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Oxer
Aaron Christophel
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/12002230
Twitter: https://twitter.com/atc1441
Website: http://atcnetz.de/
Discord: https://discord.gg/w6XDaVUcKN
Github: https://github.com/atc1441
Jeri Ellsworth
https://www.youtube.com/c/jeriellsworth/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tiltfive/holographic-tabletop-gaming
https://twitter.com/jeriellsworth
Arturo182
https://twitter.com/arturo182
https://www.youtube.com/arturo182
Emily Velasco
https://www.youtube.com/emilyselectricoddities
https://www.instagram.com/mle_makes/
https://twitter.com/MLE_Online
https://www.youtube.com/user/weirdboyjim
https://twitter.com/WeirdBoyJim
https://www.youtube.com/ProfSparkles
https://twitter.com/timonsku
https://hackaday.io/professor
Mayer Makes (Clem)
https://mayermakes.com/
https://Element14.com/presents
https://instagram.com/mayermakes/
https://twitter.com/mayermakes/
bleeptrack (Sabine)
http://www.bleeptrack.de/
https://www.youtube.com/user/BleeptrackPodcast
https://www.instagram.com/bleeptrack/
https://chaos.social/@bleeptrack
https://twitter.com/Bleeptrack
https://github.com/bleeptrack
https://www.youtube.com/bekathwia
https://beckystern.com/
https://twitter.com/bekathwia
https://www.instagram.com/bekathwia/
https://www.youtube.com/stephentherobot
http://stephenhawes.com/
https://twitter.com/stephentherobot
https://www.instagram.com/stephenther...
https://youtube.com/AdamWelchUK
https://twitter.com/AdmW_
Applied Procrastination
https://www.youtube.com/c/AppliedProcrastination
https://twitter.com/AppliedProc
https://twitter.com/SimenZhor
https://www.facebook.com/AppliedProc
https://github.com/appliedprocrastination
Mr. Twinkle Twinkie
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf8oXAT1uUzen6A57bwsudg
https://www.twitch.tv/mrtwinkletwinkie
https://www.tindie.com/stores/twinkletwinkie/
https://twitter.com/mrtwinkletwink
Alex (tinyledmatrix)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqgAUNEj6AJagz1gycIDdTA
https://twitter.com/tinyledmatrix
https://instagram.com/tinyledmatrix
https://hackaday.io/tinyledmatrix/
deshipu (Radomir Dopieralski)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deshipu
Website: http://sheep.art.pl/
Github: https://github.com/deshipu
Hackaday.io: https://hackaday.io/deshipu
Tindie: https://www.tindie.com/stores/deshipu/
Matou (Matthias Matousek)
https://youtube.com/MatouMakes
https://twitter.com/MatouMakes
Odd_Jay (Jorvon Moss)
https://twitter.com/Odd_Jayy
https://www.hackster.io/Odd_Jayy
https://www.instagram.com/odd_jayy/
https://twitter.com/ecken
https://noeruiz.me/
https://www.instagram.com/ecken/
https://twitter.com/sophywong/
https://www.youtube.com/sophywongmakes
http://houseoflulu.tumblr.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sophywongmakes/
https://sophywong.com/
Zack Freedman (@ZackFreedman) aka Voidstar Lab
https://www.youtube.com/user/ZackFreedman
https://twitter.com/zackfreedman
https://www.patreon.com/zackfreedman
https://www.instagram.com/zackfreedman/
https://github.com/zackfreedman
https://www.youtube.com/user/helenlsteer
https://twitter.com/helenleigh
https://www.instagram.com/helenleigh_makes
https://github.com/helenleigh
https://hackaday.io/helenleigh
https://www.amazon.com/Helen-Leigh/e/B07JGHGDN9
https://www.youtube.com/user/iancharnas
https://twitter.com/iancharnas
https://www.patreon.com/iancharnas
https://instagram.com/iancharnas
https://www.youtube.com/user/Nakazoto​
https://twitter.com/UsagiElectric​
https://discord.gg/p7UsfHD​​
Atomic14 (Chris Greening)
https://www.youtube.com/atomic14​
https://twitter.com/MrBananas
https://www.youtube.com/simpleelectronics
https://www.patreon.com/simpleelectronics
https://twitter.com/theavalkyrie​
https://blog.thea.codes​
https://winterbloom.com
https://twitter.com/GeekMomProjects​
https://www.instagram.com/GeekMomProjects/
https://www.geekmomprojects.com/​
https://www.brightwearables.com/shop/
Billie Ruben
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BillieRuben
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillieRubenMake
Discord: https://discord.gg/WpGdD3f
Website: https://www.billieruben.info
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BillieRuben
Intermit.Tech (Quindor)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntermitTech
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IntermitTech
Website: https://quinled.info/
Blog: https://blog.quindorian.org/
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/WdbAauG
Curious Supplies (Tom Clement)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tom_Clement
Website: https://pixel.curious.supplies/
Blog: https://pixel.curious.supplies/blog/
Tindie: https://www.tindie.com/stores/curioussuplies/
Github: https://github.com/tjclement
Discord: https://discord.gg/w9k9nkB3as
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