October 15, 2026 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Double Wide [Maker Update]

This week on Maker Update: scaling your car on the X-Axis, rolling the dice with a hot hand, spooky halloween eyes, and tools to develop your custom UI.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.505]+

=Project of the Week=

The Widest Street Legal Car by Prop Department 0:28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvTyTUkuem8

=More Projects=

Heat Activated Dice by Nora Strelko 3:14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuywMzXJNoo

Mechanical Display by Griffotron 4:25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-LaMbClWiI

Pepper’s Ghost Monster Eye by the Ruiz Brothers and Liz Clark 5:30
https://learn.adafruit.com/peppers-ghost-monster-eye

=Tips & Tools=

LCD Wizard by Volos Projects 6:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64W2snU77CU

Pixelfonts by mcer12 6:46
https://github.com/mcer12/PixelFonts

Science of the Enigma Machine by Veritasium 7:12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsBZOcqZerk

Making Use of Purge Poops by Zack Freedman 7:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfxmMKMc52Q

=DigiKey Spotlight=

Shopping for LEDs with Becky Stern 8:26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIIWhlyC9Cw

Submit a comment

RECENT POSTS