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    Category: Blog

    Blog with articles of interest related in any way to Making at MIT

    Printed Circuit Boards on the Othermill: Tips and Resources

    Introduction Want to start making your own printed circuit boards (PCBs) on the Othermill? Here are pointers to a number of useful guides to PCB…

    Chris December 22, 2021
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    Prusa Printer Precision First Layer Calibration

    I have found the factory first layer calibration routine on the Prusa MK3S+ to be effective, but somewhat frustrating. It relies on visually inspecting the…

    seth November 22, 2021
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    Fix Illustrator Issues for Fabrication

    Adobe Illustrator is great for graphic design and illustration, but sometimes when we use it for driving laser cutters it is too smart for our…

    seth December 14, 2020
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    seth October 27, 2020
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    I wish I’d known!

    a.k.a. F.M.M. Frequently Made Mistakes a.k.a. The Virtual Wall of Learning Electronics I thought I could run a(n) LED strip / relay / speaker /…

    seth October 27, 2020
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    Make-at-Home Honeycomb

    The Make-at-Home Honeycomb is a community art project where all members of our community are invited to make their own hexagon(s) that will be permanently…

    seth October 22, 2020
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    Accessibility Icons at Font Awesome Color vision anomaly simulator ADA Images

    seth October 21, 2020

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    seth October 21, 2020
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    Thinking about making in the era of COVID-19

    Originally published April 23, 2020 By Seth Avecilla, Maker Technical Specialist, MIT; Robyn Goodner, Maker Technical Specialist, MIT; Angelina Jay, Technical Instructor, MIT While we…

    seth September 22, 2020
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