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Yesterday 8 may 2026 was the day of the Delft Maker fair.
At the university campus of the Technical University Delft there was a gathering of makers, students, creative minds and loads of visitors.
There were workshops, loads of demonstrations and some novelties.
A 2 meter high contraption with moving eyes, wings and all sorts of other moving parts with a working bubble blowing machine. It was moving around on wheels remote controlled by its maker.
Someone was making lamps from all kinds of vintage products like phones, photocams etc.
3D printing everywhere. And the new hype is of course color printing.
And here is the first one I saw live: the Creality I7 Sparkx
Creality's answer to Bambu. A 4 color 3D printer priced (at this moment) for around 350 USD/Euro. I saw it working and I saw the quality: I want one !!!!!
And a lot of tinkering. Like this antique Singer sewing machine with a motor that drove the sewing part and X and Y Axis that moved the cloth. So you can use it as an embroidery machine. Arduino powered.
There were over 100 stands. There was a hydrogen racing car, a hyperloop, fablabs, cnc machines, laser engravers, workshops, demonstrations and loads more. And of course everywhere Arduino's, ESP32's, Raspberry Pi's and Pico's. Most part of it was outside and the weather was fantastic.
One thing I can not show you here but was really fun was an industrial coffee machine that was insulting everyone who tried to use it.
If you ever have the time to visit a MakerFair I urge you to do so. It gives your creative energy an enormous boost.
Till next time
have fun
Luc Volders
