We’re so excited to be launching our massive Kit-A-Day Giveaway! To celebrate the release of our latest publication, the Make: Ultimate Kit Guide 2012 (and its companion website), we’re giving away one of the cool kits reviewed in the issue each day during the holiday season. From Arduino and electronics kits to beer-making kits to geeky watch and clock kits to… believe it or not… FIVE free MakerBots! We’re giving away nearly $9,000 of dollars in Maker Shed merchandise!
To be eligible, here’s what you have to do:
- Go to the current giveaway (announced each morning at 9am PST). On this page, it’ll be the top post.
- Leave a comment in the current day’s giveaway post (comments left in the announcement post you are now reading are NOT eligible). If you are not registered for commenting, you’ll need to register or you can log in with your Google, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo or OpenID account.
- At the end of each day (at 11:59pm PST), we’ll select one respondent at random and contact him/her via email (or the method by which they registered to comment). You’ll have 48 hours to respond. If you enter, make sure to check that login source (eg. your Facebook account) to see if we’ve messaged you.
- That’s it! No purchase necessary or anything else to do. Please leave only one comment per post. You can enter as many giveaways as you like until you win. The giveaway is for US residents only.
NOTE: The first MakerBot giveaway is over! Please see the latest giveaway here and leave the entry comment in the current giveaway post (the day you are reading this, after 9am PST). You must post your comment in the giveaway post for that day to be eligible.
Spread the word! Tell your friends and family members! Tweet this! And Happy Holidays from MAKE.
See the Kit-A-Day Giveaway landing page for full sweepstakes details and Official Rules.
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Awesome, I have always wanted a maker bot.
awsome
wonderful
I love Make
This is a great idea to keep people coming back to the site.
“Entries not selected in previous daily drawings will not be eligible for subsequent daily drawings.”
Wait, so does that mean we can’t enter into one every day?
No, it means that your comment from a previous day doesn’t carry over. You have to post a new comment in each day’s giveaway post.
Oh, okay I see. Thank you so much, and I’m glad you’re doing this contest. I actually was one spot away from winning a makerbot with the instructables toy contest, so I’m pretty excited you guys are giving them away!
Sure would love a makerbot
What did I win?
Oh. My. Please. Were it not for a clutch replacement, this would already be in my house! It goes beyond want – full on need a MakerBot!
Oh. My. Please. Were it not for a clutch replacement, this would already be in my house! It goes beyond want – full on need a MakerBot!
I wanna win!
I wanna win!
Wishin’ for a Makerbot!
Monkey gizzards!
I can’t wait for this to kick off! Where do we find the giveaway announcement?
http://bit.ly/rpOmYQ
This is great.
This would be an ultimate gift. The ability for one to produce anything that can be dreamt from within the mind’s eye, simply awesome :)
oh wait. I didn’t notice the US only crap. Count me out. :(
keeping my fingers crossed
this would be epic
My husband would love one of these.
Man would be a great birthday present to myself from you guys! haha This is why I love MAKE!
This would be perfect for my shop
I’ve played with one before, but would love to owe one!
*write epic comment here*
I’ve wanted one for ages, it would be great to finally get one!
This would make my husband incredibly happy, which would make me incredibly happy!
So many projects just waiting to get started
Sign me up!
WANT, WANT so badly… want to incorporate with my sculptures… did I mention want?
Thanks for giving back to the community!
My husband would love one.
Love it!
This would be the greatest tool for class room demonstrations of design optimization!
I’ve wanted one since I first heard they existed.
I want to Make!
I’d like to have one of those.
I want another one!
I’d like to have one.
I’ll take one!
would love to have one
I definitely need this…
I definitely need this!
Oh. My. Gosh. My daughter and son would LOVE one of those!!!
me too!
please pick me! =)
Folks: Don’t forget: Comments on THIS post are not eligible. You have to post on the following URL for today’s (11/25) MakerBot giveaway (until 11:59 PST tonight): http://bit.ly/rpOmYQ
Love this idea and hope I win. Bought a mintduino kit at Maker Faire NYC and have enjoyed reading the manual. Kits are the best and easiest way to learn something new “by a book.” A lot of us don’t have access to classes, so kits are the answer for new skills. Thanks for caring.
The MakerBot can make rabbits faster than rabbits can make rabbits.
^ Give it to this guy.
Me likes
For JaxHax.org!
Yes, I’d love to have one. ent to the last Maker Faire MYC primarily to see 3D printers in action.
Winner winner chicken dinner
Winner winner chicken dinner
Want.
And, to clarify, though I’m a Mom I don’t want it for them – I want it for ME.
Me, me, mememe.
hope i win
fingers crossed!
hope i win
What a cool thing to win!
Want this!
This would be so awesome — pleasepleasepleaseplease!!!
Oh the things you could do with one of these…
Free gear, sign me up.
Sure, I’ll take one of those. :-D
Holy Cow my Engineering classroom could really use a makerbot thing-o-matic! Wish me luck.
Rock the Casbah!
What Fun!
Hmmm, If I win will I have enough time to print toys for everyone on my gift list?
Me please
What an awesome idea!
I can’t believe you are giving one of these away… there will be one lucky and happy winner tomorrow! Thanks Make!!
Pick me! :-)
3D printer, & made in Brooklyn? What’s not to like?!?
Need parts, this is the way to go.
i want goodies!!!!!!
Would love one, of course.
OMG, I would be printing 3D sculptures of my gratitude to you all if I wi this! XOXO
ideas but no funds,
i need a 3d printer to finish what has begun
ideas but no funds,
i need a 3d printer to finish what has begun
sorry accidental double post
My family would love one of these!
Sign me up.
young engineer in need of a 3d printer
I used to get into trouble for melting plastic, but I don’t think they’ll be able to object to this.
me gusta 8{
Phew just figured out how to comment.
Kit-A-Day Giveaway: Free MakerBot! OMG can’t belive my eyes I’ve been saveing forever for a MakerBot it so darn hand from the people I seen use it
Oh, yeah! I need a Thingomatic BAD!
If I win, I will also pre-pay for 10 more years of Make immediately!
great!
I am totally BOughtT by the BOTs …
Thanks for the opportunity!
I want this! I promise to share!
Nice! I could put this guy to good use!
Definitely hook me up!!
(comments in this announcement post are NOT eligible).
Just saying.
Very nice.
“Entrants and Prize Winners must be legal residents of one of the 50 United States ” :-( Me Dutch Me Crying
wonderful, good luck to everyone and thanks guys
I’m sorry but Make Magazine has just lot a lot of respect from me by not opening this competition to Australia.
It’s not their fault. They would have to hire a lawyer just to be sure they were following every countries rules. There are enough rules alone in the states.
true
I would so like to win this!!
Gotta say I was totally blown away with the Maker Bot at the fair in NYC! So cool!!!!!
Yes I want this
Make magazine RAWKS! And so does this contest!
I’d keep that MakerBot busy… pick me!!! :)
Folks, the (first) MakerBot giveaway is over. Today’s giveaway is linked below and you MUST leave your entry comment there (NOT HERE!) to be eligible: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/11/kit-a-day-giveaway-defusable-alarm-clock-kit.html
I really want to win.
i can make it happen i can make it happen i can make it happen! first step entry!
I need something like this to unclog my brain from all the things that are jamming it up.
That’s the monster? What’s it going to do? Nibble my bum?
(Please, please let me win one!)
By the power of Grayskull!
This will be my first step from Zero to Maker! I hope to win!
I really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,
really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,
really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,really,
want to win!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pick me! Pick Me!
I would love to have the makerbot! It would be a great addition to my lab. Otherwise known as my dining room.
Really I’m here to order the magazine, so I guess my timing is lucky, cause this is awesome!
Very cool! Man there’s all kinds of cool things I can think of to create with this!
This could make for an interesting life.
Who has two thumbs and like this. This guy, that’s who (of course, if I had a maker bot I could have three thumbs).
Dar Piatt – Old Geek! Ha, a kit a day, just cool and anything from Make would be neat just so we could brag. Dar Omaha
Giving away a kit a day is a cool way to get more people interested in trying out the kits.
— Steve
This is awesome.
This would be fun to play with!
sounds good
sounds good
Wow, that would be nice!
very incredibly awesome. :)
I want kit.
This would be a nice Christmas present for me!
thanks
What a great contest
What a great contest
Thanks Guys!! (pre-thanking you for choosing me!)
I want to win this for my boyfriend!
comment
does the rabbit come with it?
great stuff!
this looks like a great machine
keep the good times comming
Mmmm, Rabbits!
so what’s todays cool kit?
cool
So many projects. So little time
This is totally selfish, but I’m hoping for the best here. Meaning, “me, me, me, puhleassse me!”.
Cool one!
Sounds good
I really want to win this and explore 3 d printing
I love the new Kits! Rhombus!
Mmm, want one!
me me me!
Get excited and make stuff!
love to make things with this…
This is very nice.
This is great!
Would love to win!
Cool
Cool
It’s gonna be fun!
Me, Me, Me!!! Love giveaways!!
Maker!
the top of my list
I am greedy today, want one Makerbot for myself. It feels like christmas.
I have been wanting to buy a makerbot for ages. I am partly into building my own custom CNC – but still have a long way to go. Once I get the XYZ platform for the cnc working, I was going to build a 2nd and make it into a 3d printer instead…
Oooh…the ultimate prize. Me wants.
I need more things to add to my craft stash!
It’s for my kids. Really.
Oh that sterling engine reminds me of the hours I spent with grandfather in the basement making projects like a wooden padlock or a telegraph.
I’ve been thinking about diving into arduino. This would be a good way to do it.
I bet a MakerBot would be so much fun.
Whoa!
Love Craft Kits……….It would be awesome to win this!!!!
Thing-O-Matic!
Of course I’ll enter. Is this still running?
Am I a freeloader? I sure am! at least I can admit it. Who knows, I just might get something I can share with my niece or nephew…
It would be nice to push the Make DIY movement into the Mid-Hudson Valley
Oh, to make a makerbot that can make a bot…. that can make a makerbot… that can make a bot….. Wait, I think I just hurt my mind.
seems like only yesterday I saw something similar. got to love it….
You know, if you’re having trouble getting the winners to reply (as your latest post indicates) you might think about posting the user’s ID on the main contest page. I mean, I check my spam filters, but if an email were stopped by my ISP, I’d never know.
Random comment inserted here. Flurg.
I’d love to have any of these kits!
i’ve changed my mind since yesterday.. THIS is the BEST present EVER.. please please please
That’s awesome!
Ive wonted to get in on the maker thing….
Awesome!
comment added!
very cool idea
Anyone knows where to buy sheared flush circuit boards? Need them to start making holiday presents
Please, please, please!
I like MonoChron Clocks!
Getting started with arduino. Nice.
Wow. With an Arduino, I’d be all out of excuses.
It’s about time I won something!
This is amazing!
cool beans.
I could sure use this!
I could sure use this!
I have only just discovered this magazine and I would gladly put my name in for a head start towards trying some of the amazing projects I have seen
Awesome site -would love to win a MakerBot – have been interested in 3D printers for a while…
Awesome – I could really use that.
Make my drawings really come to life – would make prototyping come to LIFE!
Imagine the possibilities…
SWEET! Hook Me Up! -B
You should try a razor/razorblades model, and give every commeneter a Thing-o-matic. Makerbot can up-charge for extruder upgrades…
Peace, Love, Arduino
Oh please please please please please.
This would be a fantastic tool to introduce the kids to the Maker way.
I’m in. Can chocolate be used as a base material?
*jumps out and down* me me me me
me?
Make all the things!
Makin’ stuff with an early 21st century replicator. Nice!
One for me.
festive dread
I could replicate as often as I like….
Can it make machinable parts?
What range of plastics?
–Thanks–
O.O kewl…
Jaw = Dropped
Going to take a shot here! Pick the Canadian!
Whoa. That. Is. Stinkin’. Awesome. Mind-blown.
it will be sweet getting one of this
it will be sweet getting one of this
Hello there.
I know of a friendly local ‘place to make things’ I’d love to share this with (http://www.quelab.net)
Looks amazing! Infinite possibilities! Yes, please!
one please, for the family.
One, please, for the family.
Cool!
Only a dream come true
If I had this I would print little hounds from 451 and give them out to kids telling them that if they don’t read the hounds will come after them.
So want.
I would have so much fun with one of these.
This would be so cool.
If only…hello board game and RPG prototypes…
Oh, Oh, Me! Oh, I do, I do! (A-la foreign guy from Super Troopers)
amazing giveaay. hopeI get luck!
amazing giveaway… hope I win! I want one of these for some prototyping work.
Finally I can enjoy rabbits.
Not to sound too much like an idiot, but I can’t seem to find the current contest page. I click on the link above that says “current giveaway” and it takes me to a page where the newest posted item is from the day before. So, today I was excited to try to enter the contest for the 3-D printer, but when I scrolled down I saw that it was yesterday’s post and the comment section was closed.
Can anyone help steer me in the right direction? I checked the Blog, too, but can’t find anything recent.
Thanks!
Emily, if you check that link now (http://blog.makezine.com/tag/kitaday) today’s giveaway will be there. Each day’s giveaway ends at midnight (PST) and the new day’s giveaway is posted at 9am, so there’s a period where there’s no giveaway.
I’ll add something to the post above to clarify this.
Thanks (and sorry for the confusion)
Thanks for your help. It might just be something wrong with my computer. I clicked on the link you provided above and even though it is 10 a.m., the latest kit is from yesterday that was posted at 9 a.m.
I’ll keep checking.
Emily, it’s 9am PACIFIC time each morning, 15 minutes from now.
Cool
Really cool
woohooo
please me i need
Oh the things I could make…
i just like free stuff, and this stuff
If my son won this MakerBot, the smile on his face would be visible from space
This would be cool.
Opensource FTW!
Opensource FTW!
Opensource FTW!
Opensource FTW!
Opensource FTW!
Opensource FTW!
Me Likie!
Me Likie!
Woot!
Heck yeah! I want!
Yeah I think I could use one of these.
Love it!
These are what legends are made from, extrudable plastic!
I love to make stuff.
C’mon! Let’s get our print on!!
Pick ME!
A chance for my own 3D printer? Yes please!
I wonder what to make with this arduino?
Ooo cool.
animal like drums!
Cool!
merry makerbot
I hope I win, I won’t a makerbot so bad
MerryBot
Come on Santa!
I could use more stuff that helps me make more stuff.
What a rockin kit
Hope Santa can get it through the chimney.
Sweet!
love these giveaways!
This looks fun!
Me please!
I will be able to work on school projects at home.
Hope santa brings one to my house
here’s hoping!
When cooking crepes a hot pan is used that has been brushed with butter. The batter is then added and spread quickly by tilting the pan.
I’m in.
if i print an oompa loompa will it sing and dance?
Come on Santa, daddy needs a Makerbot for his workshop!
This is great. Best of luck to everyone.
I need
But can it make a rabbit “with fangs”?
me me me
comment comment…
pick me!!!!!!
Count me in!
Make is the coolest!
What’s going to happen to all the unclaimed prizes…second chance giveaway perhaps?
I love you MAKE!!
As Elmer said…” Shhhhh. Be verwy quiet, I’m hunting wabbit.”
I want to MAKE.
Thing o matic, here I come!
Please, Please, MAKE me a winner.
Today, I did a lot of hand forming of wet leather, some digital painting, and some rock polishing. This doesn’t count the finishing of some Lichtenberg figures I made in November. I would love to win a Makerbot since there are so many things I’d do with it….
I love MAKE but this contest is BS. Something is wrong when only 6 of 14 winners are able to claim their prize within the allowed time. Somebody is not getting the message and nobody is going to convince me that the people that entered never read their email to get the notification. Make could and should do a better job of letting the winners know they won. I think the whole thing is a cluster f^@&
awesome
I’d love to win!
give it here
Nice Kit!
Nice Kit!
Yes!!
i want to win so i can make legos that are more costly than those in kits!
Kits are such a cool way to discuss technology with my kids…and they are FUN ta boot!
I could make so many things with a Makerbot that my wife would lose me to my shop. I am in my shop all day and a Makebot would mean i would be in there all night to. But I’m still willing to shoe horn it in.
very nice kit… i hope i get one
I need it!
It would be great to prototype my ideas in real 3D.
I would love to print in 3D
I like to MAKE
I would be overjoyed to win this.
I do not see my past post for entry, trying again. I really want this thing!
I want to play.
oh the things I could do with you sweet sweet magic machine.
I want to get started! Make me!
Sounds like a great idea to me
Kuddos MakerBot / Makezine.
What a great give-away! What a great X-mas present.
After making parts for the MakerBot for a couple years, I’d love to have the complete machine.
This is awesome!
Do Want!
Pretty please with carrots on top?
In for the WIN!
Kool
I like the blue bunny.
Hello.
Yes, Please!
This would be a great Christmas present!
Useful to Make many robot parts!
I find the coolest gifts here
Ever since I’ve seen the MakerBot for the first time I wanted one….
Maybe you can make it happen :)
Great ideas
Cool!
This is COOL, I really want to win this.
I’m in!
I want this: Reinventing Edison: Build Your Own Lightbulb Kit. Well, really, I want anything you are giving away because everything you do rocks. Make, you are so awesome, I want to marry you. :)
This would be awesome present!
Hello.
Oh how I want a Makerbot!!!
I’m in for one!
I just want to make something is that so wrong?
My kids would love to find this under the Christmas tree. It would be fun and educational too!
i just keep trying
this would be very nice to have to make cool things!
First mod- substitute ABS for cake icing!
Hello.
A Christmas present to me!
Fifth times a charm?
Merry Christmas to me!
I know a makerbot would be a better gift than what my wife is getting me.
The Kit-A-Day Giveaway is now over and we’re closing the comments here. Thanks to everyone who participated and congrats to all of the winners. Happy Holidays!