Winter Is Coming: Make a Heated Beanie Using Carbon Fiber
Learn how to harness the conductive capabilities of carbon fiber with this beanie — it’s like an electronic blanket for your noggin.
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Hacked Teddy Bear Warms Your Heart and Your Hugs
Vladimir wrote in to share an interesting project he just completed. He is using the heating element from a heated jacket to heat a stuffed bear. The result is a cuddly warm stuffed animal. It looks like an ordinary silk fabric, very thin and soft. You do not feel it under a toy fur. […]
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Tool Review: QU-BD Silicone Heater
QU-BD (pronounced “cubed”) is a recent startup that sells parts for 3D printers. They sent us a few of their silicone heaters to review. The heaters were designed for use in a heated build platform (which is required for warp-free ABS prints) and come in three different-sized square pads of 150 × 150mm, 200 × 200mm, and a giant 300 × 300mm. They are about 3mm thick and a 100k thermistor is built into each pad for measuring their temperatures. The build quality of the heaters is quite robust. The pads are made of a flexible fiberglass-reinforced silicone…
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Tool Review: Mr. Heater HERO
The Madagascar Institute in Brooklyn get cold, REALLY cold. We took pity on them and had a review unit of the Mr. Heater HERO, corded/cordless space heater, sent to them. Here is Hackett’s review.
Continue ReadingWeekend Project: Personal Portable Heater
Keep warm this winter with an easy to make portable heater you can stick in your pocket, under your hat or anywhere for some extra heat. To download The Portable Heater video click here and subscribe in iTunes. Subscribe to MAKE Magazine for other great projects you can do over the weekend.
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