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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 '𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻' 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲
26th September

If only the designer had said which parts they did in inches and which parts were in mm!
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #Design #DesignRules
September 26, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀
17th July

Long red, short red, short green, long red... errrr?
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #Electronics #Debugging
July 17, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵
22nd September

16 grades of wet and dry is just the beginning!
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake
September 22, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗦𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴
27th September

And now begins the hunt for the Allen key to tighten the drive wheel!
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #WorkshopLife
September 27, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗶 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹
24th September

No way! How much??? From those few bits and pieces?
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #RPi #RaspberryPi
September 24, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟱𝟬𝗺𝗺/𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲
19th April

Speed isn't everything!
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #3dPrinting #SlicerSettings
April 19, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗶𝗴
21st September

Either it's a jig, or you spend the next three months teaching the connections...
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #Electronics #CableManagement
September 21, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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I𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆
25th September

It may have come straight out of the bag, but the bag was filled in the monsoon season!
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #3dPrinting #DryYourFilament
September 25, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 '𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵'
19th September

Who needs design, when you've got "extra-Strong" filament!
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #3dPrinting
September 19, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗶 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻
14th June

Overclocking... No sweat! Modern chips can cope with anything!
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #RaspberryPi #RPi #Overclocking
June 14, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 '𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝘁'
9th June

In recognition of all the heirs to Jackson Pollock's throne!
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #3dPrinting #AbstractArt
June 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 '𝗠𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲, 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗙𝗶𝘅 𝗜𝘁' 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲
9th August

A bit like those "fire and forget" missiles!
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #OpenSource #Coding
August 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
23rd September

Let's not damage those components! How low can you go?
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #Electronics #Soldering
September 23, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 '𝗜 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗔𝗠' 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁
26th May

A moment of sympathy for those of us who didn't learn programming efficiency because RAM was always going to be cheap!
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #Coding
May 26, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 '𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱'
29th May

That'll hold forever... probably... maybe... I think...
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #3dPrinting #Design
May 29, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸
27th June

Did you really think all those old hobbyists were joking?
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #Electronics
June 27, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 '𝗜 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀' 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁
18th September

Or at least one more than you've currently got!
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #Tools #WorkshopLife
September 18, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝟯𝗗 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻
10th May

Only another two hours and the four day print is fin...
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #3dPrinting
May 10, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗿𝗲
27th April

No, the multimeter is not defective - you've made a mistake!
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #Electronics #Design
April 27, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 '𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆' 𝗪𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗼𝗯
3rd July

Of course, you'll do the proper cable routing later... Of course... Yeah...
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #Electronics #CableRouting
July 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁
16th July

Sometimes just leaving that untidy loop would have been better!
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #Electronics #CableManagement
July 16, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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"𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿
13th January

Too wet. a bad batch, or just bad luck? Time to work on a filament storage strategy!
#MakerDay #makersgonnamake #3dprinting
January 13, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟬𝗞 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿
13th July

Pullup or Pulldown? And where exactly should it go? Today is the day to find out!
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #Arduino #Electronics
July 13, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲
1st May

Was that a permanent licence, or a subscription? Oh well, it will make your life easier. Probably...
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #OpenSource
May 1, 2026 at 8:20 AM
incurablemaker.bsky.social
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝘁
11th July

Spare a moment today to think of all those who forgot to include the clearances in their designs.
#MakerDay #MakersGonnaMake #Design
July 11, 2026 at 8:12 AM