Giant Lite Brite, Tiny Bluetooth Credenza, Normal-Sized Pizza Oven Car, and More

The latest news from Make: Makemagazine Tuesday June 19, 2018 [Walk Around This Giant Lite Brite and Feel Like a Kid Again]( Artist Jason Webb worked with the folks at Kaneko for this new take on the classic children's toy. Custom-made acrylic pegs can be fit into the thousands of holes dotting each of the four sides of the structure. Check out a video of the installation. [Read More]( Sponsored by: [Pirl DC Input Charger]( [Bring Your Tech Project to Life]( [This Tiny Bluetooth Credenza Is Clever and Adorable]( You'd be excused for mistaking Adrian Preda's mini mid-century modern Bluetooth speaker for its full-sized inspiration. It's that good looking! Watch his full build process. [Read More]( [AutomataCon Returned to the Morris Museum]( This past May, AutomataCon returned to the Morris Museum in Morristown New Jersey, drawing automata artists, historians and enthusiasts from around the globe, from Kalamazoo to South Korea. Check out some of the highlights. [Read More]( [Pay What You Want Humble Book Bundle: Programmable Boards]( Snap up over $480 worth of our best ebooks and magazine features on that most essential skill: Programming. If Arduino, mBot, micro:bit, Bluetooth, sensors, Raspberry Pi, JavaScript, and AVR are your thing — we have got you so covered. Available through 10:59amPDT Monday, July 2, this bundle features books written just for it. You can't get 'em anywhere else, so get 'em here! [Get Your Books]( [This Kickstarter Video Might Leave You Wondering What You Just Watched]( Beambox is pitching a new laser cutter, but you wouldn't necessarily know it right away from this delightfully weird video. Strange marketing campaigns are nothing new, but if the team puts half as much thought and creativity into the machine as they did making their video, we'll be really excited. [Read More]( [Wood Turning With Caitlan the Cat]( Caitlan Davis, aka Caitlan the Cat, is a 13-year-old wood turner from Yorkshire, England. Her enthusiasm and self-confidence in her 30 some videos is infectious and it’s heartwarming to see all of the positive and supportive comments and gentle advice that people offer. Check out some of our favorites. [Read More]( [A Pizza Oven Made From an Old Car?]( What would you do with an old car that was righteously kaput? Scrap it for parts? Turn it into a chicken coop? This absurdly creative re-purposing of an old auto into a pizza oven is the work of French artist Benedetto Bufalino. [Read More]( More From Make: We had an interesting pairing of articles about the role of makerspaces in the community last week. The first, by Joel Leonard, outlined a substantial list of ways that [makerspaces can grow beyond their member base]( and become a resource for their communities. In the second, resident makerspace wanderer Liam Grace-Flood shared some of the more existential questions of [what a makerspace should be]( and how they should fit into communities at large that he's been grappling with during his sojourn across the globe. The PocketBeagle is BeagleBone stripped down to its core: A processor, power regulation, plenty of pins, and nothing else. The result? A board with the full computing power of its big brother, the BeagleBone black, but that fits in a mini-mint tin, and sells for half the price. [Check out our review](. [Upcoming Maker Faires]( » [Maker Faire Prague]( (Praha 1, Czech Republic): June 23–24 » [Honolulu Mini Maker Faire]( (HI): June 23 » [Maker Faire Kansas City]( (MO): June 23–24 » [Manila Mini Maker Faire]( (Taguig, Philippines): June 23–24 » [Philadelphia Mini Maker Faire]( (PA): June24 » [UTMB Mini Maker Faire]( (Galveston, TX): June 26 » [Solano County Mini Maker Faire]( (Vallejo, CA): June 30–July 1 » [Halle Mini Maker Faire]( (Halle (Saale), Germany): June 30–July 1 » [Maker Faire Hong Kong]( (China): July 7–8 » [Maker Faire Detroit]( (Dearborn, MI): July 28–29 Find a Maker Faire near you on the [Maker Faire map](. [Find a Faire]( [Make:]( WE ARE ALL MAKERS [Make on Facebook]( Make on Twitter Make on Pinterest Make on Instagram Maker Media, Inc | 1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 240 | San Francisco, CA 94111 Having trouble viewing this email? [View it online](. If you got this from a friend, [join us here](. Questions or concerns? email us at: [editor@makezine.com](mailto:editor@makezine.com?Subject=Newsletter%20Question). This email was sent to: {EMAIL}. [Update Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( Thanks to our sponsors for making newsletters possible. If you'd like to advertise, [learn more here](.