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Donald Bell Maker Update: Eyes On the Prize

2025-08-21 | By Maker.io Staff

This week on Maker Update: keeping an eye on DIY nerf blasters, a mixtape MP3 player, the worst job on the death star, and a font for your CNC router.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.447]+

=Project of the Week

Biblically Accurate Nerf Blaster by Zack Freedman

=More Projects=

Mixtape MP3 Player by Jonathan Rowney

Most Dangerous Job on the Death Star Diorama by Craft and Quest

Wearable Pink Gundam by Xiao Qian Feng

=Tips & Tools=

How to Print Carbon Fiber Nylon by CNC Kitchen

How to Hone Your Replaceable Blades by Contour Leather

Jointly, the CNC Typeface by Coby Unger

=DigiKey Spotlight=

PCB Tile Based Board Game by The Byte-Sized Engineer

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