This week on Maker Update: a boat that won’t stop, rebuilding the future, cataclysmic dioramas, DIN rails, rotary encoders and nimble squirrels.

Show Notes [Maker Update Ep. 234]

-=Project of the Week=-

Solar Powered Boat by Peter Sripol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n-8dYlqV0s

-=News=-

2021 Hackaday Prize
https://hackaday.com/2021/05/18/2021-hackaday-prize-rethink-refresh-and-rebuild/

3d Printable Polypropolyne!
https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/articles/finally-a-polypropylene-you-can-3d-print

-=More Projects=-

Squirrel Maze 2.0 by Mark Rober
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTvS9lvRxZ8

Meteor Hits Building Diorama by 4thecraft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4S44PYc2uk

Slide & Swing drawer by Dekay Crafts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naUzeYJ3hl4

Robotic Luxo Jr lamp from Allyson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yW5P49TVJ8

-=Tips & Tools=-

Din Rails! by Makers Mashup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_K3h05tQXc

i2c Rotary Encoder from Adafruit
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-i2c-qt-rotary-encoder

Replacing the Polarized film in your printer by Make
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt3E-M1xVF4

Portable Spray Booth by Tyler Winegarner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jkrLgCgghA

Kerf Bending with Laura Kampf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ckMj_wSZRw

-=Digi-Key Spotlight=-

How to order PCBs from DKRed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCcupNStf2I