Slicing a model with a dovetail joint in Fusion360 #3DThursday #3DPrinting

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ImmersedN3D LLC shares: Tutorial on how to create a dovetail joint using Fusion360. And how to apply printing tolerances to that joint. Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics...

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Robot umpires could be coming to Major League Baseball in 2024

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In today’s edition of the robots are coming for our jobs: Umpires. While there is a lot of charm to the umps at games its hard to argue that some well trained AI might not do a better job. They...

Building and Flying a Micro R/C Plane

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In this 40-minute video on microbuilder, they show the entire construction of of a micro, balsa-based De Havilland Comet airplane. For the electronics, they used the parts from a KF606 RTF (ready to fly) foam airplane which costs around $30...

The Gale Crater on Mars

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To whet our appetites for the extraordinary experience that will be the revelation of first the James Webb photos on July 12th, NASA has released a lovely photo of the Gale Crater on Mars. Here’e more from Astronomy Now:This panorama...

The History of Hand Talk

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Vox presents the history of Hand Talk in this video on YouTube:Centuries before we had American Sign Language, Native sign languages, broadly known as “Hand Talk,” were thriving across North America. Hand Talk would be influential in the formation of...

Summer Reading Assignments for Grown-Ups

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What a fanastic idea! I relate to the sentiment and am already dreading the return of early sunsets. What’s more peaceful than sitting outside and reading in the waning daylight? The only thing that could make it better is to...

Making Loot and Treasure for Dungeons & Dragons

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As Wyloch points out in the intro to this video, there really are two camps of D&D/TTRPG players: those who are content with playing “theater of the mind” and those who want to see and play with miniatures and various...

Organizing Your Life with 3D Printing

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One of the many things that 3D printing is great for is seeing a “pain point” in your work- or life-space and designing and printing a solution that address these issues. That’s exactly what Morley Kert did in addressing the...

Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up: Walkmellotron: Cassette Player Mods, Smart Mirror with PyPortal, Foxconn updates & more

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ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UPWe’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging...

Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Brings ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ Puppets to Life

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We love a good puppet and this pairing seems like a perfect match. A Studio Ghibli masterpiece is getting a stage treatment with the help of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Via Deadline:Jim Henson’s Creature Shop animatronics and visual effects studio,...

Climate Related Books and Podcast Recommendations from Youth Climate Activists

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TED published these recommendations back in April. If you’re looking to pick up a new book or start a new podcast give one of these recommendations a try!The health of our planet depends on all of us, and perhaps no...