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Official announcements, tutorials, community highlights, and insights from the TinkerAtlas team.
News & Updates
Servers Covered, Dev Paused — Where TinkerAtlas Goes From Here
The funding period closed with the servers covered but the devtools side came up short. Here's the honest picture, what's on hold, and the two features waiting for dev to resume: MakerDraw and the streaming calendar.
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6 min read•May 25, 2026
Behind the Scenes
Why Recurring Support Makes All the Difference for TinkerAtlas
Recurring support through Patreon and Ko-Fi creates the predictability TinkerAtlas needs to thrive. Learn why monthly contributions matter more than one-time donations, what keeps the platform running, and how stable funding means more features and less survival mode.
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5 min read•December 4, 2025
News & Updates
What's New on TinkerAtlas: November Roundup
A jam-packed month of updates: new profile tabs, a complete calendar system with live stream detection, daily challenges, faster page loads, and notifications that actually work. Here's everything we've been building for the TinkerAtlas community.
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3 min read•December 3, 2025
Announcements
Happy Thanksgiving to Our US Makers!
Wishing all our American friends and makers a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with creativity, gratitude, and time with loved ones.
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2 min read•November 28, 2025
Maker Spotlight
Maker Spotlight: Captain Kearn - From a $3,000 Workshop to $8,000 and a 4-Foot Enterprise
A $3,000 project that ended up over 8 Grand. I learned that I have my wife's full backing for my endeavors. She believes in my dreams.
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8 min read•November 25, 2025
Announcements
November Funding Complete! Rolling Into December 🚀
November blew our minds! We crushed our funding goals, the community grew to 250 makers, and those Founding Member badges are looking sharp. December's countdown has begun, and with the momentum we've built, TinkerAtlas is becoming THE maker space we've dreamed of. Thank you legends!
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5 min read•November 21, 2025
Maker Spotlight
Maker Spotlight: Yves from Noizie Works - The Ratrig Mod That Failed for Weeks Became This Maker's Proudest Achievement
In the beginning, I thought I could make money selling designs. That didn't work out. I moved toward open source. Everything I create is free to download, including the Ratrig mods and the Mega Smoother. Talking with other makers showed me how important open-source is, especially when companies try
225550
7 min read•November 18, 2025
Announcements
We Did It! Monthly Base Goal Reached & What's Next for TinkerAtlas
We hit our base funding goal! TinkerAtlas is now sustainable thanks to our Founding Members. We're $5 into our stretch goal for camera gear to create reviews and more content. No more potato photos! Help us reach the next level and get your Founding Member badge.
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4 min read•November 13, 2025
Announcements
Founding Members Badges Are Here!
Founding Member badges are here! Support TinkerAtlas with a one-time donation and get an exclusive badge on your profile and posts. Four tiers available from Bronze to Platinum. Help build the maker community while showing off your early supporter status!
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3 min read•November 12, 2025
Announcements
TinkerAtlas Monthly Update: Keeping the Lights On
We're at $40 of $300. We need $60 more just to keep servers running - without it, TinkerAtlas goes dark. The extra $200 keeps development tools active so I can fix bugs and add features. We've grown to 230 makers. Even $5 helps keep this community alive.
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2 min read•November 11, 2025
Announcements
TinkerAtlas Platform Update: Major Improvements to Project Documentation and Community Features
Major TinkerAtlas updates: Fixed critical project creation bugs and added professional documentation features including time estimates, difficulty ratings, safety warnings, and code highlighting. Platform stability improved for our growing maker community.
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5 min read•November 4, 2025
Maker Spotlight
Maker Spotlight: ProjectsInDadsGarage - "It is at That Point I Realized It Was an Addiction and Not a Hobby"
For sure the biggest failure so far has to have been the collapse of my 'Business' making props and parts for another company who made cosplay costumes. From that I learned that I never wanted this hobby/addiction to become a job. I want it to remain something I do for enjoyment and an outlet for me
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8 min read•October 16, 2025
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