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Call for Makers: ENDS APRIL 7th!

Posted on April 6, 2016 by | Comments Off on Call for Makers: ENDS APRIL 7th!

This is it!  Get those applications in, people!  Be a part of the Faire this year, it’s going to be ELECTRIFYINGLY MAGNIFICENT.  May 7 &8 at the Palmer Events Center. ArcAttack_Event

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Power Tool Drag Racing: ENTER to WIN!!!

Posted on April 6, 2016 by | Comments Off on Power Tool Drag Racing: ENTER to WIN!!!

That’s right… we will have POWER TOOL DRAG RACING this year at Maker Faire Austin.   Register your racer HERE.  $10 registration fee which includes entrance to the Faire.   Additional info here.

Austin Tinkering School will be hosting an Info and Build session on Saturday the 16th from 4-8.  Bring your tool and other materials and use our tools to hack your chosen tool into an amazing racer (or just come to chat and check it out and get inspired).

Questions?  Email us at info@makerfaireaustin.com.

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Contestants get ready at the start line with their power tool racing machines in the Power Tool Drag Races in San Francisco on June 13, 2004. For the third consecutive year, mechanic enthusiasts gathered in a San Francisco junkyard with their modified power tool machines to race side-by-side down a 75-foot wooden track. Most machines, attached to electrical cords, were based on common power tools such as circular saws, grinders, drills and belt sanders fitted with wheels. While most contestants competed for fun and for the underground type atmosphere, some hoped to win the $1,000 final grand prize.

For the third consecutive year, mechanic enthusiasts gathered in a San Francisco junkyard with their modified power tool machines to race side-by-side down a 75-foot wooden track. Most machines, attached to electrical cords, were based on common power tools such as circular saws, grinders, drills and belt sanders fitted with wheels. While most contestants competed for fun and for the underground type atmosphere, some hoped to win the $1,000 final grand prize.

 

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Call for Makers: EXTENDED!

Posted on March 17, 2016 by | Comments Off on Call for Makers: EXTENDED!

Hey y’all!  SXSW and Spring Break is always a very distracting time of year, and we still have great Maker applications trickling in (and the WHOLE ENTIRE PALMER this year to PACK TO THE GILLS with amazing MAKERS), SO:

We have decided to extend the Call for Makers deadline by 3 weeks!

The NEW application deadline is now APRIL 7TH.  Apply HERE.

Don’t dilly dally now!  Get that application in because you KNOW you don’t want to miss out on participating in the Faire this year.  It’s going to be THROUGH the ROOF.J.RaymondDSC_9230_1.5_1024

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Early Bird Ticket prices END on March 17th!

Posted on March 14, 2016 by | Comments Off on Early Bird Ticket prices END on March 17th!

You do NOT want to miss the Faire this year.   Right now tickets are $9 for kids, $14 for adults, and on March 17th they will increase to $11 for kids and $16 for adults.   Bring the whole family, tell your friends, tell everyone at school and at work:  It’s the biggest show and tell in Texas… and beyond! Purchase Tickets Now! RobotResurrection-ShootsFlamesIMG_0673 (1)ArcAttack_EventMiniMaker_McQ-114MiniMaker_McQ-15

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ROBOT RESURRECTION!!

Posted on March 7, 2016 by | Comments Off on ROBOT RESURRECTION!!

RobotResurrection-ShootsFlamesMORE exciting news… Robot Resurrection, the 30 foot tall robot built out of airplane parts that shoots flames, is CONFIRMED for Maker Faire Austin this year! Woo HOO! Do you have your tickets yet? Early bird ticket sales end in 11 days, buy yours now!  

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