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What is "making" anyway?

In my introduction I mentioned I have a large community of "makers", and outside of my day job and my family, that is where most of my energy is spent.

Many of you might not call yourself a maker, but a bet a whole bunch of you are :)

Makers are people who, well, make stuff. 

They repair things.

Assemble things.

Paint, code, sculpt, weld, glue, solder, wire.

Laser, saw, CNC, melt, mould ...

Makers are awesome.

## What do I make?

* Being a programmer, I am massively into [Arduino](https://steemit.com/arduino/@makerhacks/arduino)

* And [Raspberry Pi](https://steemit.com/raspberrypi/@makerhacks/raspberry-pi-getting-started)

https://i.imgur.com/iythJIw.gif

* I use those to make robots and quadcopters! (I also have a [DJI Mavic Pro](https://steemit.com/drones/@makerhacks/omg-the-dji-mavic-pro-is-amazing-aka-super-fun-with-drones) drone)

* I have 14 3d printers (incomplete [list here](https://makerhacks.com/tools/)), two laser engravers, and a CNC, plus I teach the above at our local maker space :)

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* Next for me is to learn welding, metal work, and improve my woodwork skills
## Maker Manifesto

There are a few manifestos going around, I am sure you can find them.

What I agree with is

* If you can't open/fix it, you don't own it.

* It's not just about figuring it out, it's about sharing what you learned.

* Makers make the world better :)

## [Are you a maker? Let's make friends! Follow me and I will follow you back :)](https://steemit.com/@makerhacks)