This week on Maker Update: a flight sim chair that works with real or virtual planes, Hackaday’s Pet Hacks Contest, an Arduino rocket launchpad, and a boombox that takes floppies.

This week on Maker Update: the art of conversation, Halloween contest season, a tombstone with a twist, and a bright idea on pet portraits.

This week on Maker Update, an upside down 3D printer, a step’n’snack fanny pack, telling time with bubbles, paper cutters, Loki crowns, and making sacrifices to Leatherface.

This week on Maker Update, woodworking for Sith lords, Simone’s dog takes a selfie, wings of steel, a wiper motor coffee grinder, and Russian crowbars.

This week on Maker Update, flipping switches, free boards for PyCon, shields, swords, robot music, purple rovers, LED legs, neon bikes, Lidar for dogs, and a look at PyPortal.