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2021-03-25 | By Maker.io Staff

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This week on Maker Update, sleeping in the canopy, Cricut free at last, String art, Midi Fighters, kinematics and building your first mechanical keyboard.

++Show Notes [Maker Update Ep. 225]++

-=Project of the Week=-

Leaf Canopy Bed by Simone Giertz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inVvXS6gA8c

-=News=-

Cricut Abandons its Subscription Plans entirely
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/03/cricut-fully-abandons-plans-to-make-device-owners-pay-subscription-fee/

-=More Projects=-

Thread Art portraits by Jenny Ma
https://youtu.be/UsbBSttaJos

Tabletop Vise by Adam Savage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of9qY62tWKo

Pico Midi Fighter by Blitz City DIY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm90guAoNeI

Pi Digit Spigot by bornach
https://www.instructables.com/A-Spigot-That-Streams-Digits-of-Pi/

-=Tips & Tools=-

Robotic Kinematics Study
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fbmg...

Your Very First Circuit Sculpture by Jeff Epler
https://learn.adafruit.com/first-simple-circuit-sculpture

Adafruit ItsyBitsy Airlift add-on guide by Brian Siepert
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-airlift-bitsy-add-on-esp32-wifi-co-processor

Guide: making your first mechanical keyboard by Zach Freedman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYcNi9hKxDk

-=DigiKey Spotlight=-

Milling your own Circuit Boards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZP8MId3km0

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