Donald Bell Maker Update: Patterns in the Pixels

2026-07-09 | By Maker.io Staff

This week on Maker Update: an LED synthesizer, desktop time travel, a new perspective on a ball-balancing platform, and Le Spatula 3000.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.491]+

=Project of the Week=

Patternflow by Engmung

=More Projects=

Astrolabe by chu-bert

More details on Reddit:
/ i_made_an_electromechanical_astrolabe

MirrorBallBot by AndreaFavero

I Built a Real Le Spatula 3000 You Can Grill With (Spongebob) by Kiara's Workshop

=Tips & Tools=

PPS Watch - the Most Accurate Watch That Doesn’t Tell Time By seanhodgins and Jeff Geerling

Swing Wire Bending Jig by renatodesign

The Stupid Secret of Successful Projects (why Gridfinity failed to fail) Zack Freedman

=DigiKey Spotlight=

KiCad 9.0 - Getting Started

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