This week on Maker Update: an LED synthesizer, desktop time travel, a new perspective on a ball-balancing platform, and Le Spatula 3000.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.491]+

=Project of the Week=

Patternflow by Engmung 0:28
https://patternflow.work/build

=More Projects=

Astrolabe by chu-bert 2:42
https://github.com/albertchu78/astrolabe_esp32

More details on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/arduino/comments/1uk7tt5/i_made_an_electromechanical_astrolabe/

MirrorBallBot by AndreaFavero 3:20
https://github.com/AndreaFavero71/mirrorballbot

I Built a Real Le Spatula 3000 You Can Grill With (Spongebob) by Kiara’s Workshop 4:25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmax8XZkiwY

=Tips & Tools=

PPS Watch – the Most Accurate Watch That Doesn’t Tell Time By seanhodgins and Jeff Geerling 5:19
https://www.instructables.com/PPS-Watch-the-Most-Accurate-Watch-That-Doesnt-Tell/

Swing Wire Bending Jig by renatodesign 6:19
https://www.thingiverse.com/renatodesign/designs

The Stupid Secret of Successful Projects (why Gridfinity failed to fail) Zack Freedman 6:40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crH-0q64vLA

=DigiKey Spotlight=

KiCad 9.0 – Getting Started
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEBQazB0HUyQ5YJSdCBb79orXaR3Uk5vm