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Updated February 6, 2025
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Getting the most out of makerspaces to create with 3-D printers
Petrikowski, Nicki Peter
Paper Book
3-D printing allows for the creation of nearly any type of object, from an entire house to a human organ. Now with makerspaces, collaborative engineering workspaces, virtually anyone can utilize these printers to make anything they can dream up. This book shows young people just how. With...
3D printer projects for makerspaces
Cline, Lydia Sloan
Paper Book
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Learn To Model and Print 3D Designs―No Experience Required! This...
3D printing
Horne, Richard (Electrical engineer)
Paper Book
Print out whatever you can dream up 3D Printing For Dummies is an easy reference for anyone new to the process of taking a digital file and turning it into an object in the real world. (Pretty amazing stuff, right?) It's also a handy guide for more experienced users looking...
Fabricated the new world of 3D printing
Lipson, Hod.
Paper Book
Fabricated tells the story of 3D printers, humble manufacturing machines that are bursting out of the factory and into schools, kitchens, hospitals, even onto the fashion catwalk. Fabricated describes our emerging world of printable products, where people design and 3D print their...
3D printing and maker lab for kids : create amazing projects with CAD design and STEAM ideas
Sequeira, Eldrid
Paper Book
Presents hands-on activities for learning how to use browser-based software to design and print projects, along with informative sidebars to support related STEAM concepts.
Design for CNC : furniture projects & fabrication technique
Filson, Anne
Paper Book
Design, DIY, and computer-controlled fabrication are a powerful combination for making high-quality customized things. Written by the founders of the architecture, design, and research firm Filson and Rohrbacher, this book takes you through the basics of CNC fabrication, the design process,...
Beginner's guide to CNC machining in wood : understaning the machines, tools, and software, plus projects to make
Bagnall, Ralph
Paper Book
A tool to empower and educate a new generation of inventors, creators, designers, and fabricators! This comprehensive resource is an accessible, beginner-friendly guide for anyone interested in understanding CNC (Computer Numerical Control) woodworking and the future of these technologies. From...
Fab Lab creating with milling machines
Porterfield, Jason
Paper Book
This volume explains how computer numerical control milling or CNC milling complements the other processes completed in a Fab Lab. It explains where the CNC milling machine operator fits as a maker. This book includes a robust further information section that fulfills Common Core Standards by...
Fab Lab creating with vinyl cutters
Small, Cathleen
Paper Book
Readers will learn where vinyl cutters fit into a Fab Lab and how vinyl cutters can bring precision to intricate designs. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced projects will explain what materials each project requires and what processes are involved in completing a project. An overview of making...
The Big Book of Maker Skills Tools & Techniques for Building Great Tech Projects
Hackett, Chris.
Paper Book
Makers, get ready. This is your ultimate, must-have, tip-packed guide for taking your DIY projects to the next level--from basic wood- and metalworking skills to plugged-in fun with power tools, from cutting-edge electronics play to 3-D printing wizardry. Join Chris Hackett, Popular Science<...
Creating with Laser Cutters and Engravers
Kamberg, Mary-Lane
Paper Book
This text provides readers with an exploratory lens into the general world of the Fab Lab with an in-depth focus on two specific types of machinery: laser cutters and engravers. These machines give users the unique opportunity to create through the removal of material from its source. Included for...
Recording unhinged : creative and unconventional music recording techniques
Massy, Sylvia
Paper Book
Recording Unhinged: Creative and Unconventional Music Recording Techniques dares you to "unlearn" safe record-making, to get out from behind the windshield, stick your head out the sunroof, and put the pedal to the metal! Sylvia Massy and her cohort of celebrity music industry producers,...
Home recording
Strong, Jeff
Paper Book
Make your next track a studio-quality gem with this celebrated recording guide  Have you ever dreamed of producing the next big song? Or maybe you need some hints on the recording gear used to create pro podcasts? With just a little bit of guidance...
Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies
Strong, Jeff.
Paper Book
Make your next track a studio-quality gem with this celebrated recording guide  Have you ever dreamed of producing the next big song? Or maybe you need some hints on the recording gear used to create pro podcasts? With just a little bit of guidance...
How to shoot video that doesn't suck
Stockman, Steve
Paper Book
Newly updated and revised, How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck is a quick and easy guide that will make your video better instantly--whether you read it cover to cover or just skim a few chapters. It's about the language of video and how to think like a director, regardless of equipment...
Tinkercad for dummies
Bryant, Shaun C.
Paper Book
Create in 3D with Tinkercad! If you can dream it, you can create it--using Tinkercad. This free tool gives everyone the power to create 3D models, regardless of your level of experience. With the help of Tinkercad For Dummies, you'll have the knowledge you need to plan your...
Audio Made Easy: (Or How to Be a Sound Engineer Without Really Trying)
White, Ira
Paper Book
No frills, no jargon, no filler: Ira White's Audio Made Easy is a breath of fresh air two decades in the making. Since 1997, this concise and comprehensive guide to audio and recording equipment and techniques has furnished readers with practical information on how professional audio...
How to make a quilt : learn basic sewing techniques for creating patchwork quilts and projects
Talbert, Barbara Weiland
Paper Book
With simple step-by-step instructions that require only basic sewing skills, Barbara Weiland Talbert shows you how to make your own beautiful and durable quilts. Taking you through the complete quilting process in an easy-to-follow sequence, Talbert shows you how to select a suitable design...
Modern patchwork : 12 quilts to take you beyond the basics
Hartman, Elizabeth
Ebook
The quilter, pattern designer, and author of Patchwork City offers 12 exciting new patterns designed to help you take your skills to the next level.   Ready to go beyond the basics of creative quilting? In Modern Patchwork, pattern designer...
Patchwork city : 75 innovative blocks for the modern quilter : 6 sampler quilts
Hartman, Elizabeth
Paper Book
Tired of sewing the same old blocks? Here's what you've been waiting for: a bonanza of 75 modern quilt blocks from best-selling modern designer Elizabeth Hartman. You'll love these fresh angular designs inspired by city life, and the mix-and-match possibilities are endless! Elizabeth gets you...
Easy quilt projects : favorites from the editors of American Patchwork and Quilting
Paper Book
41 quilt projects fromAmerican Patchwork & Quilting Are you a beginner quilter looking for a place to start learning this time-honored craft? Are you a more advanced quilter looking for quick and gifty projects that you can complete in a snap? From the editors ofAmerican...
Modern log cabin quilting : 25 simple quilts and patchwork projects
Beal, Susan.
Paper Book
If you think quilting is too difficult or too complicated, you're not alone. Cutting hundreds of pieces and joining angled seams can be tough work! But log cabin quilting--an artful and simple way to piece strips of fabric around a central square--is different. From the intuitive construction...
The complete book of patchwork, quilting & applique
Seward, Linda
Paper Book
It's back! The clearest and most comprehensive handbook for embroiderery, patchwork and quilting available, completely revised and expanded! This much-loved reference book is the true quilter's bible. It has brought joy and inspiration to a generation of quilters and has sold...
Digital photographer's handbook
Ang, Tom
Paper Book
Get snap happy with the new edition of the bestselling guide to digital photography from guru Tom Ang Learn everything you need to about digital photography from Tom Ang with the Digital Photographer's Handbook 5th Edition, the photography guide that has it all. Tom's...
The beginner's photography guide
Gatcum, Chris
Paper Book
All you need is a digital camera or a mobile phone and this best-selling book to unlock your potential as a photographer. From choosing the right equipment and aperture exposure to adjusting focus and flash, The Beginner's Photography Guide explains key concepts in clear...
NPR's podcast start up guide : create, launch, and grow a podcast on any budget
Weldon, Glen
Paper Book
From NPR comes the definitive guide to podcasting-featuring step-by-step advice on how to find a unique topic, tell the best stories, and engage the most listeners, as well as the secrets that will take your pod to the next level. Whoever you are, whatever you love, there's a...

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