July 17, 2025 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

It Takes a Village [Maker Update]

This week on Maker Update: A mechatronic egg stealing force wizard, Physical control for your PC audio, tips for solder wicking, and counting your screws before they fasten.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.442]+

=Project of the Week=

Animatronic Grogu by Adam Savage 0:33
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGhqvLLQFzY

=More Projects=

Fastener Counting Machine by Christopher Helmke 2:34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lFvGlfb2sA&pp=0gcJCcEJAYcqIYzv

Xbox Controlled Paintball Turret by Paul Junkin 3:43
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVgqzoGp9NQ

PC Audio control interface by Maker Vibe 4:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0OYAANYKug

=Tips & Tools=

Get Better at Solder Wicking by nanofix 5:03
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjOh5ShVX_w

Perfect Ball Joints by Valenti Felder 5:36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-91O4XXVSM

Using PCBs as Greebles in Back-lit SciFi Panel by Julius Curt 6:10
https://hackaday.io/project/203368-using-pcbs-as-greebles-in-back-lit-scifi-panel

Sheet Metal Die Cutter by Kevin Cheung 6:41
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKVGbrK1mh0

=DigiKey Spotlight=

PCB Tile Game by The Byte Sized Engineer 7:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUmDfVxSnFg

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