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  50% OFF Special in the Maker Shed Science Room

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  Now through September 30, 2010, we're offering 50% OFF all of our Science Room products in the Maker Shed. This is a great deal for any chemistry hobbyists, teachers, or schools. Just remember to use coupon code "MADSCIENCE" at checkout to receive your 50% OFF!

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  August 27 2010, 2:32pm | More »

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  New in the Maker Shed: Cooking for Geeks

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  Are you the innovative type? A cook who marches to a different drummer? If you are interested in the science behind what happens to food while it's cooking, then Cooking for Geeks from the Maker Shed just might be your kind of cookbook. Author Jeff Potter has done the cubicle thing, the startup thing, and the entrepreneur thing, and through it all maintained his sanity by cooking for friends. 432 pages.

  Features:

  • Initialize your kitchen and calibrate your tools
  • Learn about the important reactions in cooking, such as protein denaturation, Maillard reactions, and caramelization, and how they impact the foods we cook
  • Play with your food using hydrocolloids and sous vide cooking
  • Gain firsthand insights from interviews with researchers, food scientists, knife experts, chefs, writers, and more, including author Harold McGee, TV personality Adam Savage, chemist Herve This, and xkcd

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  August 22 2010, 2:30pm | More »

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  New in the Maker Shed: LED Cube kit

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  The LED Cube kit is an animated 3x3x3 cube composed of 27 individual single-color LEDs. This project was a popular hack of the MiniPOV, and now the Maker Shed carries a kit that contains all the parts needed to make you own. The LED Cube kit was inspired by the amazing color 3D Borg cube by Das-Labor.

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  August 15 2010, 12:30pm | More »

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  Maker Shed exclusive: LoL Shield in beautiful blue or white

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  The LoL Shield is a charlieplexed LED matrix for the Arduino. The LEDs are individually addressable, so you can use it to display anything in a 9x14 grid. Scroll text, play games, display images, or anything else you want to do. The Maker Shed carries the standard red and green versions, along with our exclusive ultra bright blue and white.
  

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  August 13 2010, 10:45am | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: Open Heart kit V2.0

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  The Open Heart kit V2.0 is a matrix of individually addressable LEDs that allow you to create customizable animations when connected to your favorite micro controller. Attach it temporarily to fabrics with headers that you simply push through, or sew it into a project with conductive fabric for a more permanent setup.

  How does it all work? Charlieplexing!

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  May 14 2010, 10:30am | More »

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  Back in stock: Make: Electronics toolkit

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  Do you want to learn the fundamentals of electronics in a fun and experiential way? Not sure where to start, or what tools you might need? We have taken care of all the questions with our Deluxe Electronics toolkit from the Maker Shed. Add the Make: Electronics Book for only $10 more!

  About the toolkit:
  We took the trouble out of searching for all the right tools for the job. This kit includes everything you need to get started in the wonderful world of kit making! We even included your first kit, the WeeBlinky, and a Maker's Notebook to help you document your next project.
  

  Included in the kit:

  
  
  • (1) 30w adjustable soldering iron
    
  • (1) Deluxe Solder Stand & sponge
    
  • (1) 1/4 lb Spool of rosin core solder .031" (60/40)
    
  • (1) 5ft Solder wick
    
  • (1) Digital Multimeter
    
  • (1) Wire strippers
    
  • (1) Deluxe Wire cutters
    
  • (3) 25ft spools of solid core 22AWG wire
    
  • (1) Deluxe Needlenose pliers
    
  • (1) 5 piece miniature screwdrivers kit
    
  • (1) Desolder pump
    
  • (1) Panavise Jr for holding PCBs
  
  Added Bonus:
  
  • (1) WeeBlinky Kit - Requires soldering
    
  • (1) Maker's Notebook
  
  

  
  About the book:
  Start working on some excellent projects as soon as you crack open this unique, hands-on book. Build the circuits first, then learn the theory behind them! With Make: Electronics, you'll learn all of the basic components and important principles through a series of "learn by discovery" experiments. And you don't need to know a thing about electricity to get started.

  

  Deluxe Electronics toolkit from the Maker Shed
  

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  April 24 2010, 12:30pm | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: 6-in-1 Solar Robotic kit

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  It's spring. The sun's out. Why not harness that energy to power your own solar robot? The 6-in-1 Educational Solar Robotic Kit is an excellent beginner building kit designed to teach how solar power is used to drive a small motor. Kids use the 21 snap-together parts (no tools required) to build 6 different working models including an airboat, car, windmill, puppy, and 2 different airplanes. Solar building kits teach children the benefits of solar energy, while they create a toy that's fun to play with and requires no batteries. Educators, science museums, and hobbyists will surely appreciate the durability, educational value, and endless hours of amusement for children and adults too! Ages 10 and up.

  Features

  • Makes 6 different solar electric toys
  • No batteries required!
  • 1.2V DC motor
  • 75mA solar panel

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  April 8 2010, 6:30pm | More »

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  New in the Maker Shed: Boe-Bot Robot Kit

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  Check out the newest robot in the Maker Shed: the Boe-Bot Robot Full Kit is now available with a USB-compatible Board of Education. The "Robotics with the Boe-Bot" text includes 41 new activities for the Boe-Bot Robot with structured PBASIC 2.5 source code support and bonus challenges with solutions in each chapter. Starting with basic movement and proceeding to sensor-based projects, quickly learn how the Boe-Bot is expandable for many different robotic projects. No previous robotics, electronics or programming experience is necessary.

  The Boe-Bot Robot is built on a high-quality brushed aluminum chassis that provides a sturdy platform for the continuous rotation servo motors and BASIC Stamp's USB Board of Education. Many mounting holes and slots may be used to add custom robotic equipment or off-the-shelf Parallax add-ons. Following along in Robotics with the Boe-Bot, users quickly learn about embedded projects, from wiring and components to programming and mechanical dependencies.

  Get one in the Maker Shed

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  Make: Robot Build

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  April 6 2010, 6:30pm | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: Maker's Notebook

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  Look, it's not an iPad! It's the Maker's Notebook!! No need to stand in line to purchase one, nor to engage in debate with tech pundits about its closed ecosystem. David Letterman is highly unlikely to come to your house and lick it. (No guarantee implied.)

  From the creators of MAKE magazine comes the Maker's Notebook. Put your own ideas, diagrams, calculations, and notes down in these 150 pages of engineering graph paper. We've also included 20 bonus pages of reference material, from useful stuff like electronics symbols, resistor codes, weights and measures, basic conversions, and more, to really useful stuff like the amount of caffeine in different caffeinated beverages and how to say "Hello, World!" in various computer languages. The covers of this hardcover book are printed in cyan "Maker" blue with a white grid debossed front and back.

  Features:

  • Notebook are 1/8" engineering graph paper.
  • Pages are numbered.
  • Every page has a blank heading to list project name, date, sign or note, and a place to link project/related pages ("From Page___, to Page___).
  • There's also a two-page ruled Table of Contents.
  • # Featuring a pocket in the back, with 2 sheets of stickers.
  • # Dimensions: 6 1/4" x 9 1/4" x 1/2"

  Grab one today in the Maker Shed!
  

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  April 3 2010, 1:30pm | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: Diet Coke & Mentos Kit

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  Recreate the Internet sensation in your own backyard with the Diet Coke & Mentos Kit! Fresh from their performance at Maker Faire, the guys at EepyBird have hand crafted replica PVC nozzles just like the ones they use themselves. Each kit contains a variety of nozzle cuts to give you the coolest, highest shooting geysers. We'll even throw in a pack of Mentos to get you started (Diet Coke and totally sweet lab coats not included).

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  April 2 2010, 4:30pm | More »

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  New in the Maker Shed: Arduino 7-Segment Shield

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  Question: What's got four 7-segment displays (and driver), a temperature sensor, a PWM RGB LED, and plugs into an Arduino? Why it's the Arduino 7-Segment Shield! This is a 7-segment shield for Arduino NG/Dicimila/Duemilanove and many Freeduino boards. It has tons of cool features! Fully assembled and tested! NOTE: Does not include the Arduino board.

  Features:

  • I2C 4 digits 7-segment driver
  • I2C temperature sensor
  • I2C EEPROM
  • PWM RGB LED
  • Blue PWR LED
  • Reset button
  • All pins breakout

  With the ability to read temperature data and display it on its four digits, this could be just the shield you need to push your kegerator project over the top.
  

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  March 20 2010, 12:30pm | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: 54 Piece Bit Driver Kit

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  Got some strange screws that need unscrewing? Want to get in there and modify some gear the manufacturer didn't trust you to open? Maybe you need to pick up the new 54 Piece Bit Driver Kit over in the Maker Shed.

  This kit includes a magnetized driver with metal shaft, swivel top, and rubberized grip, a 60 mm extension, a 130 mm flexible extension, and 54 bits. By iFixit.

  Features:

  • # Slot sizes 1, 1.3, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4 mm
  • # Philips sizes #000, #00, #0, #1 (x2), #2
  • # Spanner sizes 2, 2.2, 2.6, 3 mm
  • # Torx sizes T3, T4 (x2), T5, T6 (x2), T7, T8, T9, T10, T15, T20
  • # Hex sizes 0.7, 0.9, 1.3, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6 mm
  • # Posidrive sizes #0, #1, #2
  • # Star sizes 2, 3 mm
  • # Square sizes #0, #1, #2
  • # Triangle size 3 mm
  • # Tri-wing sizes #0, #1
  • # Drop size 1 mm

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  March 19 2010, 7:30am | More »

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  Back in stock: Gakken SX-150

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  The Gakken SX-150 is one of the most popular kits in the Maker Shed, and we just got a fresh new supply! We have posted a lot of projects that involve hacking and modifying of the SX-150. We've see Arduino controlled versions, fooling around with plasma, incredible analog cassette hacks, button mods, and more! Collin did a really nice video review too! Did you hack and mod your SX-150? Are you planning on it? Let us know in the comments. Thanks!

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  March 12 2010, 12:30pm | More »

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  Spring-cleaning sale in the Maker Shed

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  As part of our spring-cleaning sale in the Maker Shed we're offering FREE shipping on orders over $125! (Contiguous US only) Just use the code "CLEARME" at checkout. But what about all of our international friends? No worries, we have a deal for you too! You'll get $10 off your international shipping, just use code "MAR-10" at check out.

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  March 11 2010, 12:30pm | More »

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  Back in the Maker Shed: Compressed Air Rocket Kit

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  Hundreds of makers all over the world have built compressed air rockets since we published the project in MAKE, Volume 15 (included in the kit). Now all the parts for making your own launcher and rockets are available in the Maker Shed! Just add a bicycle pump, masking tape, and two standard 9v batteries and you are ready to blast these paper and tape rockets hundreds of feet in the air!

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  March 3 2010, 4:00am | More »

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  Make: Electronics kits for pre-order in the Shed

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  Photos of the prototypes of the Make: Electronics Components Packs. Our art department is still working on lovely sticker art for the cases. Each will also come with a cool Maker Shed Electronics Cheat Sheet (with resistor code values, etc).

   

  They've been months in the making, in fact, the robo-elves in the Shed are still putting their greasy little end-effectors on the finishing touches, but I wanted to show 'em off to you anyway. It's the Make: Electronics Components Pack 1 and Components Pack 2, almost everything you need to build the projects from Chapter 1-4 of our tech bestseller Make: Electronics (e.g. sorry but we don't provide the lemons for the lemon battery experiment -- but don't think we didn't consider it!). In fact, we carefully considered everything that goes into these kits, and what they go into -- nice, sturdy compartmented plastic storage cases.

  
  Pack 1 has over 200 components, Pack 2, over 100. And because nearly all of the projects are breadboarded, when you're done doing the experiments in the book, you'll still have nearly 300 components and two cases to get you off and running in your newfound electronics hobby. We say nearly 300, because some of the parts are intentionally harmed in the conducting of these experiments. But not to worry, none of the expensive ones. What are a few fried resistors amongst friends?

  Component Pack 1 sells for $99.95 and is available for pre-order now and will be available mid-March. You can sign up to be alerted to Component Pack 2's availability and price. It too should be available mid-month.

  Wanna get free shipping on the Component Pack 1? The Shed currently has a deal. Until the end of February, get free shipping on all orders over $125! Just enter coupon code FEBSHIP to your cart prior to checkout. Prior to entering the code, make sure your cart totals at least $125; free shipping will then be pre-selected from the drop-down shipping option.

  And don't forget, Maker Shed also offers the Deluxe Toolkit, which includes the tools you need for the book (and getting started in electronics in general), a copy of Make: Electronics itself, and the newest edition of our popular Maker's Notebook.

  
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  Deluxe Make: Electronics Toolkit
  Our Price: $124.99
  Do you want to learn the fundamentals of electronics in a fun and experiential way? Not sure where to start, or what tools you might need? We've taken care of all the questions with our deluxe tool kit from the Maker Shed, featuring our best-selling book, Make: Electronics.

  
  

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  February 26 2010, 9:01pm | More »

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  DIY Music comes to Maker Shed, killer guitar kits!

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  I am over the moon with excitement for these new Saga guitar (and banjo, mandolin) kits the Maker Shed is now carrying. I've been ogling such kits ever since Steve Lodefink did a kit-guitar project on his blog. These instrument kits require just enough work that you feel like you've really accomplished something, and you get bragging rights for having built your own axe. The customizing possibilities are also exciting. My credit card started trying to sweet talk its way out of my wallet the second I saw these in the Shed. I think *I've* sweet talked the Shed into sending me a kit to assemble and document for the site. Editorship has its privileges (that and a lot of unseemly begging).

  A bunch of MAKE staff members are being similarly seduced by their pocket plastic and the call of these kits. I smell MAKE staff DIY jam band at the next Maker Faire! Move over Spinal Tap!

  The kits come in a variety of guitar styles, from flying V to double cut-away, and range in price from $179 - $259. There are two bass models (at $195), two mandolins (one electric, one acoustic), and two banjo kits.

  One of the things I'm most excited about is coming up with some amazing veneer or finish and a design for the peghead. Not to mention the creation of my own nameplate to attach to it.

  Then my next DIY music project after that will be re-learning how to play the guitar! I haven't played since high school.

  
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  DIY Music section
  Offering acoustic and electric stringed instrument kits, synth kits, and sound generators.

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  February 25 2010, 3:01pm | More »

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  In the Market: "Funky metal trees"

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  I love watching Makers Market filling up each day with amazing new work, with offerings that run the gamut from inexpensive geeky gadgetry to one of a kind pieces of art. One of the discoveries I've recently gone gaga over is the wire and wood tree sculptures by Kevin, dba "kaitrees."

  As he explains in the above video, the wires he uses to sculpt the trees are continuous, from root to branches and leaves. The wires in the 21" sculpture above started out at six feet in length! Kevin humbly describes his creations as "funky metal trees." Some of them take over a hundred hours to complete. The above piece he estimates at about 160 hours.

  
  Makers Market: Kaitrees

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  February 24 2010, 9:31pm | More »

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  Back in the Maker Shed: Drawdio

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  Drawdio is an electronic pencil that lets you make music while you draw! Essentially, it's a very simple musical synthesizer that uses the conductive properties of pencil graphite to create different sounds. The result is a fun toy that lets you draw musical instruments on any piece of paper. It's a lot of fun to hack too!

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  February 24 2010, 1:30pm | More »

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  In the Market: Custom Creations, CNC lamps, and fire art

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  One of the cool things about Makers Market is that each seller gets a blog where they can talk about their products, their process, or whatever else is on their minds. Here, Marketeer Dave Umlas, aka Custom Creations, talks about a furnace controller he found in a scrapyard and used to create a flame-effects control panel for his fire art. Below this blog excerpt, you'll find examples of some of the lovely CNC-cut lamps and stained glass windows that Dave is selling in his store. -- Gareth

  

  
  

  Controller Bits!

  
  A couple of years ago I spotted an old industrial furnace controller sitting in the corner of a scrapyard. After a bit of haggling with the manager, I was allowed to take the front panel apart. A couple of hours later, I had a big box of switches, labels, meters and buttons. These immediately went into my fire art controllers.

  I still have a bunch of these parts lying around, so now you can make your own instrument controllers with them too.

  I'll be posting more of them as I find em.

  Above is a photo of the control panel I built to drive the flame effects for Maker Faire Austin. There is compressed air and propane running through it. It has four seperate channels that can control a fan and a spark plug.

  This piece takes half of the panel above to control it. There are two kirby vacuum heads providing forced air, two spark plugs and two gas lines entering the sculpture. There are also two compressed air lines that feed metal salts into the chamber to color the flames.

   

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  Wood and Glass Window $225
  Stained glass and four layers of hand finished wood make up this hanging window. 23″ × 23″ × 3″ deep. This item is meant to hang inside a window in your home. Both sides have the same two layer look to them, so it will be beautiful from both inside or outside your home.

  
  

  

  
  Wooden Hanging Lantern $30
  Flatpack hanging lantern, made from CNC cut birch plywood and rice paper. These lanterns assemble in seconds without tools. Available with the rice paper glued in or in an envelope to allow you to finish the wood however you would like. Cord kit Included.
  

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  February 22 2010, 6:01pm | More »

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  Back in the Maker Shed: Editor's Choice electronics bundle

  http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/02/back_in_the_maker_shed_editors_choi.html

  

  The Editor's Choice bundle is a collection of four of our favorite kits from the Maker Shed, along with our Maker's Notebook. You can start by building the TV-B-Gone to help make your work area less distracting. Next, build the MintyBoost and charge up your MP3 player so you can play some of your favorite tunes. Speaking of tunes, next you should try the Drawdio and make some music while drawing in your Maker's Notebook. (time to grab your crayons and pencils) Last but not least, make the MiniPOV and tell the world what you have made! Then again, feel free to build them in any order you like!

  The Editor's Choice electronics bundle includes:

  
  
  • (1) MintyBoost
    
  • (1) MiniPOV kit
    
  • (1) Drawdio kit
    
  • (1) Super TV-B-Gone Kit
    
  • (1) Maker's Notebook
    

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  February 22 2010, 11:30am | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: MintyBoost Parts bundle

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  The MintyBoost Parts bundle from the Maker Shed includes everything you need to make the RuntyBoost version of the MintyBoost! We include the MintyBoost kit 2.0, our Make Project tin, and even the AA batteries. Yes, the batteries are included too! All you need to do is some simple soldering, and a few minor mods of the project tin, and you will have a great portable charger.

  Features

  • (1) MintyBoost USB Charger Kit v2.0
  • (1) Make Project Tin - Measures 3-3/4" long, 2-3/8" wide, 3/4" deep
  • (2) AA Batteries. Yep, they're included!

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  February 20 2010, 12:21pm | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: Mystery Box kit

  http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/02/in_the_maker_shed_mystery_box.html

  
  The Mystery Box kit is a clever puzzle box made by our very own John Park, host of Make: television. Here is how it works: first you assemble the laser-cut wooden box, placing a treasure inside. Next, you present the Mystery Box and its hidden contents to a friend, loved one, or enemy. Ask them to not open it, instead encourage them to cherish the Mystery Box and its contents. Maybe they will listen to your suggestion, enjoying the mystery within for generations to come. Then again, maybe they will wait until you leave and eventually figure out how to open this clever wooden box? Who knows? One thing we do know, whoever receives the Mystery Box as a gift will certainly love it!

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  February 10 2010, 4:00am | More »

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  Maker Shed "Cabin Fever" sale ends tonight at Midnight

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  Last call for grabbing some great deals in our Cabin Fever sale in the Maker Shed. The sale ends tonight at Midnight (Pacific). We have a fresh re-supply of kits, and a juicy sale on lots of different items ranging from necklaces to chemistry sets; finger puppets to Erector sets. You can even pick up a shiny new Arduino at a great sale price!

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  February 5 2010, 12:30pm | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: Detection of lead paint test kit

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  The Detection of lead paint test kit provides the equipment and reagents you need to perform reliable multi-step laboratory tests for detecting lead content in paints. The sulfide test, a sensitive preliminary screening test, quickly identifies paint samples that may contain lead (but may instead contain only traces of cobalt or other innocuous metals that yield a false positive with the sulfide test). Samples that test tentatively positive with sulfide reagent can subsequently be subjected to confirmatory tests with chromate and iodide reagents, each of which produces a characteristic precipitate in the presence of lead.

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  Maker Shed: "Cabin Fever" SALE

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  It's freezing outside! At least it is in our neck of the woods. Trust us, we know how much you want to go outside and terrorize play with neighbors and your robotic giraffe, but it's just too cold outside! Did we mention it's cold?

  Well, it seems like a lot of us are coming down with the dreaded "Cabin Fever", so we figured it's no time like the present to have a Cabin Fever sale in the Maker Shed. We have a fresh re-supply of our most popular kits, and a juicy sale on everything from necklaces to chemistry sets; finger puppets to Erector sets. Yes, even Arduinos are over 20% off!

  Warning: Deals may be tempting enough to keep you indoors even if you live in the Southern Hemisphere.

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  January 31 2010, 12:15pm | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: LED Lightbrick kit

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  The LED Lightbrick kit includes all the components needed to make your own version of the project that was featured in MAKE, Volume 18. Once assembled, the circuit board is ready to be cast into a finished interactive nightlight. (Casting and mold-making materials not supplied with kit)

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  January 28 2010, 3:30am | More »

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  New in the Maker Shed: Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do)

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  Fifty Dangerous Things (you should let your children do) is the first book from the people who created Tinkering School. With projects, activities, experiences, and skills ranging from "Superglue Your Fingers Together" to "Play with Fire," along with 48 other great ideas, the book is a manifesto for kids and parents alike to reclaim childhood.

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  January 26 2010, 3:30am | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: Mechamo Inchworm kit

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  The Gakken Mechamo Inchworm kit is a perfect project to build on any cold winter day. Stay inside, grab a hot chocolate, and get started on your robotic insect collection. The Maker Shed is proud to be the exclusive distributor in North America for these brilliant kits, part of Gakken's Mechanical Animals Series.

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  January 25 2010, 3:30am | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: Welcome to MAKE bundle

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  The Welcome to MAKE bundle is perfect for any of our online readers that haven't subscribed to the print edition of MAKE Magazine. For a limited time we are offering the Welcome to MAKE bundle at an amazing discount of $48. That's 46% off the price if you purchased these items individually.

  The Welcome to MAKE bundle includes:

  • A Year subscription to MAKE Magazine $34.95 value
  • The Best of MAKE $34.99 value
  • A Maker's Notebook $19.99 value

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  January 22 2010, 2:30pm | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: Trippy RGB Waves Kit

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  Wave you hand over a completed Trippy RGB Waves kit, and watch the 'trippy' light show begin. Even when left alone, these little lights will still slowly cycle through an ever-changing display of colors. It's a great kit for beginners, since it's inexpensive and easy to solder together.

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  January 20 2010, 4:00am | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: LED Art kit

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  The LED Art kit displays an eerie, shifting pattern of abstract colored light on a framed, translucent screen. The projected image has a fluid-like quality; it's like a solid-state lava lamp, and is a great "mood piece" for any room. These easy-to-assemble kits use color-changing LEDs that slowly cycle through combinations of red, green, and blue light, which interact to create endlessly evolving patterns.

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  January 18 2010, 4:00am | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: Truth Wristband kit

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  Admittedly, the Truth Wrist Band kit will not work on your pets. So if your mutt has been using up all the solder, you might need a different form of interrogation. However, if the culprit is human, this kit will work quite well!

  A wearable device that dynamically reflects your psycho-emotional response to the world, promoting internal states to be externalized and made into interactive forms of expression. Measuring the galvanic skin response (a marker of emotional arousal commonly used in lie detector tests), this device's lights turn from blue to red as the wearer becomes aroused. Ask the wearer an evocative question and reveal his or her inner Truth.

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  January 15 2010, 4:30am | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: New 3rd Gen TV-B-Gone

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  Turn any TV on or off with a click of the button! With the new and improved 3rd Gen TV-B-Gone, even those new big-screen LCD TVs aren't safe anymore! New features include instant reactivation with the press of a button, a bigger battery, and a flashing LED that indicates the unit is sending out its signal. If you don't want the LED on, simply double-click at the beginning of a new sequence for "stealth mode"

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  January 14 2010, 4:00am | More »

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  Make: Electronics toolkit

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  We have the Make: Electronics toolkit back in stock! Do you want to learn to solder? Not sure what tools you need? We took the trouble out of searching for all the right tools for the job. This kit includes everything you need to get started in the wonderful world of kit making! We even included your first kit, the WeeBlinky, and a Maker's Notebook to help you document your next project.

  Features

  • (1) 30 Watt adjustable soldering iron
  • (1) Deluxe Solder Stand & sponge
  • (1) 1/4 lb Spool of rosin core solder .031" (60/40)
  • (1) 5ft Solder wick
  • (1) Digital Multimeter
  • (1) Wire strippers
  • (1) Deluxe Wire cutters
  • (3) 25ft spools of solid core 22AWG wire
  • (1) Deluxe Needlenose pliers
  • (1) 5 piece miniature screwdrivers kit
  • (1) Desolder pump
  • (1) Panavise Jr for holding PCBs

  Bonus!

  • (1) WeeBlinky Kit - Requires soldering
    
  • (1) Maker's Notebook

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  January 7 2010, 4:00am | More »

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  New in the Maker Shed: Puzzles in Wood book

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  Originally published in 1928, Puzzles in Wood: Simple Patterns for Creating 45 Classics, presents more than 40 unique puzzles to challenge the woodworker's hands and mind. Projects include bewitching cubes, caged balls, intricate banks, locked links, and perplexing burrs. Skills such as squaring stock, mortising, and mitering are developed through projects of various skill levels, each of which includes a detailed diagram to simplify the process of turning scrap lumber into a fun novelty puzzle.

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  January 5 2010, 4:00am | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: No soldering required bundle

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  The 'No soldering required' bundle is for anyone that doesn't want to solder, yet still enjoys electronics. Yep, there are people who don't want to solder?! It's true! Luckily for them, there are some really fun electronic kits that don't require any soldering at all! Just remember these kits are a lot of fun to build, even if you are a soldering pro.

  The No soldering required bundle includes:

  (1) Blinkybug Kit $14.99 value
  (1) LED Clock Kit [Red] $26.95 value
  (1) LED Art Kit $14.95 value
  (1) Maker's Notebook $19.99 value

  All for the discounted price of $57. That's 25% off the price if you purchased these items individually.

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  January 2 2010, 10:00am | More »

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  Happy New Year! 10% OFF in the Maker Shed

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  Happy New Year - From all of us at the Maker Shed. We wanted to say thank you to all of our customers, makers, friends, and family. 2009 was an amazing year in the Maker Shed and we are really looking forward to all the new projects and products for 2010. Speaking of 2010, let's start the new year off right! How about 10% off everything in the Maker Shed until Sunday, January 3rd. (Midnight PST) Use coupon code "HAPPYNEWYEAR" at checkout to receive 10% OFF your entire order.

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  In the Maker Shed: Designing Automata kit

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  The Designing Automata kit will teach you about simple mechanics using cams, cranks, and slider mechanisms. The kit includes instructions for making several different automata, and since no glue is used, it can be used over and over again. Made from chemical-free rubber wood that is from sustainable resources.

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  December 31 2009, 3:00am | More »

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  In the Maker Shed: Chumby Guts

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  We still have a few more Chumby guts ready for you to hack, modify, or you can just make a cool enclosure and enjoy. What's a Chumby? Glad you asked! It's an amazing little piece of technology that lets you get what's best on the web and delivers it right to you on it's 3.5" touch screen LCD. You can play games, check the weather, twitter, news, music, and even watch YouTube videos. All of this is done via you home's wireless Internet connection. Get 'em while you can, we have very limited stock!

  Here's what comes in each kit:

  
  
  • 3.5'' LCD (320hx240v 16bpp TFT) with Touch Screen
    
  • Texas Instruments TSC2100 Programmable Touchscreen Controller with Stereo DAC
    
  • Plastic Front Bezel
    
  • Gasket
    
  • Aluminum Frame
    
  • 4 x Screws to attach Aluminum Frame to Front Bezel
    
  • 350MHz Freescale iMX21 MC94MX21DVKN3 ARM9 controller Motherboard Circuit Card Assembly with Samsung 64MB SDRAM on 32-bit data path and Hynix HY27US 64MB NAND Flash ROM
    
  • Kionix KXP74-1050 3-axis accelerometer
    
  • Daughtercard Circuit Card Assembly
    
  • Three USB 2.0 full speed ports, one internal, two external
    
  • Chumbilical Flex Cable from Daughter card CCA to Motherboard CCA
    
  • Wifi Riser Circuit Card Assembly
    
  • USB Wifi Dongle based on the Xterasys 3135G 802.11g USB Wifi adapter (ralink chipset)
    
  • Flex Cable for Wifi Riser CCA to Motherboard CCA
    
  • 3 x Screws for Wifi Riser CCA to Motherboard CCA
    
  • 3 x Standoffs for screws for Wifi Riser CCA to Motherboard CCA
    
  • 2 x 2W StereoSpeakers
    
  • 4 x Screws for Speaker to Plastic Speaker Holder
    
  • Plastic Speaker Holder
    
  • Switch for Bend Sensor
    
  • Plastic Switch Holder
    
  • 2 wire cable with 2 pin connector (from Daughterboard CCA to switch)
    
  • 2 x Screws to Attach Switch to Plastic Switch Holder
    
  • 12 V DC 1A Power Supply
    
  • Built-in microphone

  (Note: actual parts may vary slightly due to manufacturing and availability)

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