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: Donald and Tyler talk about all of our favorite projects from 2024.

This week on Maker Update: a phone that won’t fit in your pocket, a railgun for grapes, Parkerizing metal, and staying safe when you’re on the trail.

This week on Maker Update: a simulator for RC Planes, a Scomp Link shoebox, budget calipers, and making art from Colin’s tunnel dirt.

This week on Maker Update: Getting your projects off the ground, The Maker Music festival, Robots with sucky handwriting, Bullet time, Joystick drift, and rare magnets and where to find them.

This time around, I’m going to show you a tool recommended by Adam Savage on episode 57 of the Cool Tools podcast. This is a spokeshave. You can get one on Amazon for around $35.