Build Armor From Foam, Arduino News, and More

The latest news from Make: [Make](#)magazine Tuesday May 28, 2019 [Let KamuiCosplay Help You Get Started Making Armor From Foam]( Making armor from foam, often referred to as “foamsmithing” is a popular area of cosplay exploration. Foam is great: You can mold it to shape and age it to look like hard, battleworn armor, but it’s lightweight and easy to work with. This video from KamuiCosplay will help get you started. [Read More]( State of Arduino: Watch Massimo Banzi’s Address From Maker Faire Bay Area 2019 Every year at Maker Faire, Massimo Banzi gives a presentation about the latest events with the Arduino organization. His address touched on their newest Nano boards, new open-source community support, and a pro-grade update to the Arduino IDE. [Read More]( Arduino Unveils New Nano Family of Boards Speaking of Arduino, the Italian boardmakers recently announced a new family of affordable, low-power “Nano” sized microcontroller boards based on powerful Arm Cortex processors. Best of all? They start at $9.90! [Read More]( 3 Quick Table Saw Jigs to Bring Your Woodwork to the Next Level A jig is a simple setup that helps you hold the wood in specific ways to get better results. Wood.Work.Life has put together a quick video demonstrating three jigs that are a great place to get started. [Read More]( Build a Bowie Rescue Box As summer swimming season rolls around, help save a life by constructing housing for Mustang Rescue Sticks, which can be thrown 100 feet or more to reach a distressed swimmer. [Read More]( Highlights From Maker Faire Bay Area Just in case you missed it, there were so many great things to do, make, and explore during the two-day event, but here are a few of our favorites including an amazing Jedi Training device that tracks movement and fires plastic balls at you [from Saturday]( and some killer cosplay [from Sunday](. [Read More]( [Upcoming Maker Faires]( [Image]( [Image]( [Image]( [Image]( » [Skopje Mini Maker Faire]( (Republic of North Macedonia): May 31 » [Wenatchee Mini Maker Faire]( (WA, USA): June 1 » [Southwest Michigan Mini Maker Faire]( (St. Joseph, MI, USA): June 1 » [Maker Faire OWL]( (Herford, Germany): June 1–2 » [Maker Faire NoVa]( (Fairfax, VA, USA): June 2 » [Eastern Long Island Mini Maker Faire]( (Port Jefferson, NY, USA): June 8 » [Providence Mini Maker Faire]( USA): June 8–9 » [Sheboygan Mini Maker Faire]( (WI, USA): June 15 » [North County Mini Maker Faire]( (Vista, CA, USA): June 15–16 » [Maker Faire Prague]( (Czech Republic): June 22–23 » [Honolulu Mini Maker Faire]( (HI, USA): June 22 » [Maker Faire Kansas City]( (MO, USA): June 22–23 » [Manila Mini Maker Faire]( (Bonifacio Global City, Philippines): June 22–23 » [Idaho Falls-Ammon Mini Maker Faire]( (Idaho Falls, ID, USA): June 22 » [South Shore Mini Maker Faire]( (Michigan City, IN, USA): June 22 Find a Maker Faire near you on the [Maker Faire map](. [Find a Faire]( [Make:]( WE ARE ALL MAKERS [Forward this message to another maker]( [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](.