SumoBot Competition Results
Last week, FirstBuild hosted the preliminary round of the SumoBot competition. The competition started with eight awesome robots, ready to do battle inside of the white-ringed circle.
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We’re back in the shop working on @jimmydiresta’s superkart🤘.
Link in bio to watch Randy and Jeremy bend tubes and weld the two-seater chassis frame together. It’s what go-kart dreams are made of.
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#tubechassis #gocart #shifterkart #gokart #racecar #hotrod #makersgonnamake #kentuckymade #kymakers #makers #karting #kartinglife #gokartracing
Our favorite blacksmith, Collin Sage @hippoheadforge, is back! Video link in bio. Watch him hammer out a 12" Kukri blade from 150 layer ladder pattern Damascus steel ⚔️🤘 #blacksmith #blacksmithing #bladesmith #knifemaking #knifeporn #kukri #forge #forged #forgedinfire #forgedinfirechampion
Watch a day in the life of making PPE! Video link in bio▶️for a behind-the-scenes look at manufacturing 500 intubation shields to help combat Covid-19👊
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#teamkentucky #togetherky #teamkentuckymakers #ppe #makersmovement #makerspace
🙏🙏 Today we assembled 3,380 (!) face shields (video link in bio). Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the effort to make protective gear for healthcare workers! We are so grateful to be supported by the maker community and spirit of innovation.
Join in on the effort to 3D print headbands and drop-off outside of FirstBuild at 333 E. Brandeis Ave. This genuinely makes a difference in the fight against COVID-19!
#TeamKentucky #TogetherKy #Kentuckymakes #Kentuckymakers
@kentucky_makes @universityoflouisville
@geappliances
Join in on the effort to 3D print parts for face shields!
Makers with a home 3D printer can help produce headbands from the @josefprusa designed template (see link in bio). When finished, drop headbands inside the box (outside of) FirstBuild at 333 E. Brandeis Ave. They will be processed @universityoflouisville and distributed to healthcare workers all over the region.
Due to heavy demand, they are going out as quickly as we make them. Help spread the word! ❤️
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#TeamKentucky #TogetherKy #3dprinting #3dprinter #makerspace #makermovement
Last month, audiophile, musician and maker, Tim Gillespie (aka Electron Goblin) pulled together a team to turn vintage appliances into something more functional—a DJ sound system with turntables. Watch the first episode of this adventure (link in bio).
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@gillspice @ghoul_pwr
#audiophile #audiophiles #audiophilespeaker #audioengineer #audioengineers #turntable #vintageturntables #dj #vintageappliances #vintageappliancerestoration #speakerbuilding #diyspeakers #diyprojects #restoration #restorationproject #djbooth #djspeakersystem
In our latest video (link in bio), Alisia McClain shows you how to make a laser cut wood lampshade from 1/8” plywood. An awesome new DIY project for makers!
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@tech_nique_inc
#diy #diyprojects #laser #lasercut #lasercutting #lasercutwood #woodworking #woodworker #lamp #lampworking #lampshade #lamps #howtolasercut #cncwoodworking #cnclasercut #diyhacks #diyideas #diycrafts
Watch the full video of Collin @hippoheadforge making a 640 layer Damascus Japanese nata knife. Link in bio!⬆️ The best part? Collin is donating this custom blade to a live auction in May where 100% of proceeds will go to support local Veterans in need. ⚔️🙏
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#blacksmith #blacksmithing #blacksmiths #blacksmithshop #forging #forge #forged #forgedinfire #forgingknives #knife #knifeporn🔪 #knifemaking #knifemaker #knifemakingcommunity #knifemakers #handforged #handforgedknife #damascus #damascussteel #damascusknife #damascusknives #japaneseknives #japaneseknife #steel #nata #nataknife #bladesmith #bladesmithing #customblades #forgedinfirechampion