Donald Bell Maker Update: Pipe Dreams
2025-06-26 | By Maker.io Staff
This week on Maker Update: Flappy Bird rides again, a single piece 3d printed watercraft, stained glass imperial armor, and making rigid structures out of cardboard.
+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.439]+
=Project of the Week=
Mechanical Flappy Bird by Engineezy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcKArylBdE0
=More Projects=
Single Piece 3d Printed Kayak by Proper Printing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuZW259aIn0
3d Print Comes Alive by Ali Spagnola and Punished Props
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8fzDbCf_98
Stormtrooper Tiffany Lamp by Walter Freeman Productions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ_WcofbSQg
=Tips & Tools=
Building with Cardboard by NightHawkInLight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45JhacvmXV8
Starting Guide to Microcontrollers by Jeff Geerling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd42q3OaOrE
Find the PicoBricks Base kit on DigiKey:
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/picobricks/21321/18675414
Gate Latching Animations by Animotion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEzCorYDSI
Cutting Up SVG Files to Fit Smaller Lasers by Cuttle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvMHcUbgp4I
=DigiKey Spotlight=
KiCad 9.0 - Getting Started
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WCi1rhueH4
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