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Top 10: Gears!

Top 10: Gears!

We have done both gear- and gear-making-related roundups before, but our gear world has turned (bam!) quite a few times since then, and we’ve covered some even hotter gear action in the interim. Someday there’s going to be a gear-roundup roundup. But for now, here’s our top gear content as it stands today:

Top 10:  Free Downloads

Top 10: Free Downloads

Woohoo! Free stuff! Not counting software, here (except a coupla fonts), because almost without exception, all the software we’ve covered on Make: Online is free, and we’ve covered a lot of it. Free software’s a whole series of round-ups. Here you’ll find templates, calendars, posters, plans, papercraft models, and other cool stuff you can download and use completely gratis. Enjoy!

MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw:
The title of this image by Sisyu Inu is ARDUINO stitch by hand. I’m impressed, but slightly dubious.

The first good pull from Mike Pantrey’s new Formech 300X vacuum former.
The first good pull from Mike Pantrey’s new Formech 300X vacuum former.

Matthew Buckley’s lovely truncated icosahedran Soccer Ball tape sculpture.
Matthew Buckley’s lovely truncated icosahedran Soccer Ball tape sculpture.

Early pactuator prototype from Jonathan Guberman’s mechanical Pac Man.
Early pactuator prototype from Jonathan Guberman’s mechanical Pac Man.

Becky, Matt, and Limor prepping for Make: Live Episode 02.
Becky, Matt, and Limor prepping for Make: Live Episode 02.