Make Magazine first annual East Coast Maker Faire? was held yesterday in Durham, NC. I made the 3 hour trip from Charlotte by amtrak and brought my daughter along for the experience. It was a good event - some 2000 attendees. The local Arduino club and Aerobatic Robot clubs were well represented, with a laser-cut quad in progress and several Arduino breadboard affairs. There were plenty of Sparkfun objects (LED button squares, pressure sensors etc...) A very interesting presentation was the model RC warships with working 1/4inch caliber cannon, and balsa siding for serious dogfights (though they must have a different name). There were several makerbot/repraps in attendance including one of ~17 Mendels in the world. There was a live demo of vacuum forming some milk carton plastic over a peanut-butter jar with holes in the lid (heat the plastic with heat gun, hold in Popsicle frame, lay over object/vacuum when plastic glosses into transparency.) Fun event, good time had by all. I see the site now has some Flicker links...
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